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Brights Stars for West Des Moines, IA
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 9:39 A.M. E |
4:13 P.M. 57° |
0.80 | 10:47 P.M. W |
| Deneb | 6:39 A.M. N |
5:03 P.M. 86° |
1.30 | 3:32 A.M. N |
| Fomalhaut | 3:17 P.M. SE |
7:20 P.M. 18° |
1.20 | 11:22 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 2:02 P.M. NE |
11:30 P.M. 89° |
2.20 | 9:01 A.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 5:54 P.M. NE |
1:01 A.M. 64° |
0.90 | 8:04 A.M. W |
| Rigel | 8:02 P.M. E |
1:39 A.M. 40° |
0.10 | 7:12 A.M. W |
| Capella | 3:01 P.M. N |
1:42 A.M. 85° |
0.10 | 12:19 P.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 7:21 P.M. E |
1:50 A.M. 54° |
1.60 | 8:15 A.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 7:47 P.M. E |
2:20 A.M. 55° |
0.40 | 8:48 A.M. W |
| Sirius | 10:05 P.M. E |
3:09 A.M. 31° |
-1.40 | 8:10 A.M. SW |
| Procyon | 9:39 P.M. E |
4:04 A.M. 53° |
0.40 | 10:24 A.M. W |
| Pollux | 8:11 P.M. NE |
4:10 A.M. 76° |
1.20 | 12:05 P.M. NW |
| Regulus | 11:43 P.M. E |
6:32 A.M. 60° |
1.40 | 1:17 P.M. W |
| Spica | 4:27 A.M. E |
9:49 A.M. 37° |
1.00 | 3:10 P.M. W |
| Arcturus | 3:25 A.M. NE |
10:39 A.M. 67° |
-0.10 | 5:52 P.M. NW |
| Antares | 8:34 A.M. SE |
12:53 P.M. 21° |
0.90 | 5:11 P.M. SW |
| Vega | 5:53 A.M. NE |
2:59 P.M. 87° |
0.00 | 12:09 A.M. NW |
All times are Central Standard Time at sea level.
