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Brights Stars for Alton, IL
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 7:18 A.M. E |
1:49 P.M. 60° |
0.80 | 8:20 P.M. W |
| Deneb | 4:54 A.M. N |
2:39 P.M. 83° |
1.30 | 12:28 A.M. NW |
| Fomalhaut | 12:41 P.M. SE |
4:56 P.M. 21° |
1.20 | 9:10 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 12:03 P.M. NE |
9:06 P.M. 87° |
2.20 | 6:12 A.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 3:36 P.M. E |
10:33 P.M. 67° |
0.90 | 5:35 A.M. W |
| Rigel | 5:36 P.M. E |
11:11 P.M. 42° |
0.10 | 4:51 A.M. W |
| Capella | 1:21 P.M. N |
11:14 P.M. 82° |
0.10 | 9:11 A.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 5:00 P.M. E |
11:22 P.M. 57° |
1.60 | 5:49 A.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 5:26 P.M. E |
11:52 P.M. 58° |
0.40 | 6:22 A.M. W |
| Sirius | 7:36 P.M. E |
12:46 A.M. 34° |
-1.40 | 5:52 A.M. W |
| Procyon | 7:17 P.M. E |
1:40 A.M. 56° |
0.40 | 7:58 A.M. W |
| Pollux | 5:58 P.M. NE |
1:46 A.M. 79° |
1.20 | 9:30 A.M. NW |
| Regulus | 9:24 P.M. E |
4:09 A.M. 62° |
1.40 | 10:49 A.M. W |
| Spica | 2:00 A.M. E |
7:25 A.M. 39° |
1.00 | 12:50 P.M. W |
| Arcturus | 1:08 A.M. NE |
8:15 A.M. 70° |
-0.10 | 3:22 P.M. NW |
| Antares | 6:01 A.M. SE |
10:29 A.M. 24° |
0.90 | 2:57 P.M. SW |
| Vega | 3:50 A.M. NE |
12:35 P.M. 89° |
0.00 | 9:21 P.M. NW |
All times are Central Standard Time at sea level.
