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Brights Stars for Gaithersburg, MD

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 9:24 A.M.
E
3:55 P.M.
59°
0.80 10:27 P.M.
W
Deneb 6:57 A.M.
N
4:46 P.M.
83°
1.30 2:38 A.M.
NW
Fomalhaut 2:48 P.M.
SE
7:02 P.M.
21°
1.20 11:15 P.M.
SW
Algol 2:07 P.M.
NE
11:12 P.M.
88°
2.20 8:21 A.M.
NW
Aldebaran 5:41 P.M.
NE
12:43 A.M.
67°
0.90 7:41 A.M.
W
Rigel 7:42 P.M.
E
1:22 A.M.
42°
0.10 6:57 A.M.
W
Capella 3:24 P.M.
N
1:24 A.M.
83°
0.10 11:21 A.M.
N
Bellatrix 7:06 P.M.
E
1:32 A.M.
57°
1.60 7:55 A.M.
W
Betelgeuse 7:32 P.M.
E
2:02 A.M.
58°
0.40 8:28 A.M.
W
Sirius 9:42 P.M.
E
2:52 A.M.
34°
-1.40 7:57 A.M.
W
Procyon 9:23 P.M.
E
3:46 A.M.
56°
0.40 10:05 A.M.
W
Pollux 8:03 P.M.
NE
3:52 A.M.
78°
1.20 11:37 A.M.
NW
Regulus 11:30 P.M.
E
6:15 A.M.
62°
1.40 12:56 P.M.
W
Spica 4:06 A.M.
E
9:31 A.M.
39°
1.00 2:56 P.M.
W
Arcturus 3:14 A.M.
NE
10:21 A.M.
69°
-0.10 5:28 P.M.
NW
Antares 8:08 A.M.
SE
12:35 P.M.
24°
0.90 5:02 P.M.
SW
Vega 5:54 A.M.
NE
2:41 P.M.
89°
0.00 11:29 P.M.
NW

All times are Eastern Standard Time at sea level.