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Brights Stars for Fairfax, VA

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 8:59 P.M.
E
3:34 A.M.
60°
0.80 10:05 A.M.
W
Deneb 6:36 P.M.
N
4:24 A.M.
83°
1.30 2:08 P.M.
NW
Fomalhaut 2:26 A.M.
SE
6:40 A.M.
21°
1.20 10:55 A.M.
SW
Algol 1:48 A.M.
NE
10:50 A.M.
87°
2.20 7:53 P.M.
NW
Aldebaran 5:20 A.M.
E
12:18 P.M.
67°
0.90 7:15 P.M.
W
Rigel 7:20 A.M.
E
12:56 P.M.
43°
0.10 6:31 P.M.
W
Capella 3:06 A.M.
N
12:59 P.M.
82°
0.10 10:51 P.M.
N
Bellatrix 6:44 A.M.
E
1:07 P.M.
57°
1.60 7:29 P.M.
W
Betelgeuse 7:11 A.M.
E
1:37 P.M.
58°
0.40 8:03 P.M.
W
Sirius 9:20 A.M.
E
2:26 P.M.
34°
-1.40 7:32 P.M.
W
Procyon 9:02 A.M.
E
3:20 P.M.
56°
0.40 9:39 P.M.
W
Pollux 7:43 A.M.
NE
3:27 P.M.
79°
1.20 11:10 P.M.
NW
Regulus 11:08 A.M.
E
5:49 P.M.
63°
1.40 12:34 A.M.
W
Spica 3:40 P.M.
E
9:05 P.M.
39°
1.00 2:34 A.M.
W
Arcturus 2:49 P.M.
NE
9:56 P.M.
70°
-0.10 5:06 A.M.
NW
Antares 7:41 P.M.
SE
12:13 A.M.
24°
0.90 4:41 A.M.
SW
Vega 5:31 P.M.
NE
2:20 A.M.
89°
0.00 11:05 A.M.
NW

All times are Eastern Daylight Time at sea level.