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Brights Stars for West Chicago, IL

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 1:26 A.M.
E
8:00 A.M.
57°
0.80 2:35 P.M.
W
Deneb 10:16 P.M.
N
8:50 A.M.
86°
1.30 7:21 P.M.
N
Fomalhaut 7:05 A.M.
SE
11:07 A.M.
18°
1.20 3:08 P.M.
SW
Algol 5:46 A.M.
NE
3:17 P.M.
89°
2.20 12:51 A.M.
NW
Aldebaran 9:40 A.M.
NE
4:44 P.M.
64°
0.90 11:48 P.M.
NW
Rigel 11:50 A.M.
E
5:23 P.M.
39°
0.10 10:55 P.M.
W
Capella 6:41 A.M.
N
5:25 P.M.
85°
0.10 4:14 A.M.
N
Bellatrix 11:08 A.M.
E
5:33 P.M.
54°
1.60 11:58 P.M.
W
Betelgeuse 11:34 A.M.
E
6:03 P.M.
55°
0.40 12:36 A.M.
W
Sirius 1:53 P.M.
E
6:53 P.M.
31°
-1.40 11:53 P.M.
SW
Procyon 1:26 P.M.
E
7:47 P.M.
53°
0.40 2:12 A.M.
W
Pollux 11:57 A.M.
NE
7:53 P.M.
76°
1.20 3:54 A.M.
NW
Regulus 3:30 P.M.
E
10:16 P.M.
59°
1.40 5:05 A.M.
W
Spica 8:11 P.M.
E
1:36 A.M.
36°
1.00 6:57 A.M.
W
Arcturus 7:08 P.M.
NE
2:26 A.M.
67°
-0.10 9:40 A.M.
NW
Antares 12:23 A.M.
SE
4:40 A.M.
21°
0.90 8:57 A.M.
SW
Vega 9:34 P.M.
NE
6:46 A.M.
86°
0.00 3:55 P.M.
NW

All times are Central Daylight Time at sea level.