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Brights Stars for Des Moines, IA
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 3:14 A.M. E |
9:48 A.M. 57° |
0.80 | 4:22 P.M. W |
| Deneb | 12:14 A.M. N |
10:38 A.M. 86° |
1.30 | 9:03 P.M. N |
| Fomalhaut | 8:52 A.M. SE |
12:55 P.M. 18° |
1.20 | 4:58 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 7:37 A.M. NE |
5:05 P.M. 89° |
2.20 | 2:36 A.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 11:29 A.M. NE |
6:32 P.M. 64° |
0.90 | 1:40 A.M. W |
| Rigel | 1:38 P.M. E |
7:11 P.M. 40° |
0.10 | 12:47 A.M. W |
| Capella | 8:35 A.M. N |
7:13 P.M. 85° |
0.10 | 5:55 A.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 12:56 P.M. E |
7:21 P.M. 54° |
1.60 | 1:50 A.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 1:23 P.M. E |
7:51 P.M. 55° |
0.40 | 2:24 A.M. W |
| Sirius | 3:40 P.M. E |
8:41 P.M. 31° |
-1.40 | 1:45 A.M. SW |
| Procyon | 3:15 P.M. E |
9:35 P.M. 53° |
0.40 | 3:59 A.M. W |
| Pollux | 1:46 P.M. NE |
9:41 P.M. 76° |
1.20 | 5:40 A.M. NW |
| Regulus | 5:19 P.M. E |
12:08 A.M. 60° |
1.40 | 6:53 A.M. W |
| Spica | 9:59 P.M. E |
3:24 A.M. 37° |
1.00 | 8:45 A.M. W |
| Arcturus | 8:57 P.M. NE |
4:14 A.M. 67° |
-0.10 | 11:28 A.M. NW |
| Antares | 2:10 A.M. SE |
6:28 A.M. 21° |
0.90 | 10:46 A.M. SW |
| Vega | 11:24 P.M. NE |
8:34 A.M. 87° |
0.00 | 5:41 P.M. NW |
All times are Central Daylight Time at sea level.
