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Brights Stars for Boston, MA

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 8:34 P.M.
E
3:13 A.M.
56°
0.80 9:48 A.M.
W
Deneb 5:19 P.M.
N
4:03 A.M.
86°
1.30 2:43 P.M.
N
Fomalhaut 2:20 A.M.
SE
6:19 A.M.
18°
1.20 10:19 A.M.
SW
Algol 12:54 A.M.
NE
10:29 A.M.
88°
2.20 8:05 P.M.
NW
Aldebaran 4:52 A.M.
NE
11:57 A.M.
64°
0.90 7:02 P.M.
NW
Rigel 7:03 A.M.
E
12:35 P.M.
39°
0.10 6:07 P.M.
W
Capella 1:41 A.M.
N
12:38 P.M.
86°
0.10 11:35 P.M.
N
Bellatrix 6:20 A.M.
E
12:46 P.M.
54°
1.60 7:11 P.M.
W
Betelgeuse 6:46 A.M.
E
1:16 P.M.
55°
0.40 7:45 P.M.
W
Sirius 9:06 A.M.
E
2:05 P.M.
30°
-1.40 7:04 P.M.
SW
Procyon 8:38 A.M.
E
2:59 P.M.
52°
0.40 9:20 P.M.
W
Pollux 7:07 A.M.
NE
3:06 P.M.
75°
1.20 11:04 P.M.
NW
Regulus 10:42 A.M.
E
5:28 P.M.
59°
1.40 12:18 A.M.
W
Spica 3:24 P.M.
E
8:44 P.M.
36°
1.00 2:09 A.M.
W
Arcturus 2:19 P.M.
NE
9:35 P.M.
66°
-0.10 4:54 A.M.
NW
Antares 7:33 P.M.
SE
11:48 P.M.
21°
0.90 4:07 A.M.
SW
Vega 4:42 P.M.
NE
1:59 A.M.
86°
0.00 11:12 A.M.
NW

All times are Eastern Daylight Time at sea level.