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Brights Stars for West Des Moines, IA
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 10:46 P.M. E |
5:20 A.M. 57° |
0.80 | 11:55 A.M. W |
| Deneb | 7:46 P.M. N |
6:11 A.M. 86° |
1.30 | 4:35 P.M. N |
| Fomalhaut | 4:24 A.M. SE |
8:27 A.M. 18° |
1.20 | 12:30 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 3:10 A.M. NE |
12:37 P.M. 89° |
2.20 | 10:08 P.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 7:01 A.M. NE |
2:04 P.M. 64° |
0.90 | 9:12 P.M. W |
| Rigel | 9:10 A.M. E |
2:43 P.M. 40° |
0.10 | 8:19 P.M. W |
| Capella | 4:08 A.M. N |
2:45 P.M. 85° |
0.10 | 1:27 A.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 8:29 A.M. E |
2:53 P.M. 54° |
1.60 | 9:22 P.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 8:55 A.M. E |
3:23 P.M. 55° |
0.40 | 9:56 P.M. W |
| Sirius | 11:12 A.M. E |
4:13 P.M. 31° |
-1.40 | 9:17 P.M. SW |
| Procyon | 10:47 A.M. E |
5:07 P.M. 53° |
0.40 | 11:31 P.M. W |
| Pollux | 9:18 A.M. NE |
5:13 P.M. 76° |
1.20 | 1:12 A.M. NW |
| Regulus | 12:51 P.M. E |
7:40 P.M. 60° |
1.40 | 2:25 A.M. W |
| Spica | 5:31 P.M. E |
10:56 P.M. 37° |
1.00 | 4:17 A.M. W |
| Arcturus | 4:29 P.M. NE |
11:46 P.M. 67° |
-0.10 | 7:00 A.M. NW |
| Antares | 9:42 P.M. SE |
2:00 A.M. 21° |
0.90 | 6:18 A.M. SW |
| Vega | 6:56 P.M. NE |
4:06 A.M. 87° |
0.00 | 1:13 P.M. NW |
All times are Central Daylight Time at sea level.