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Brights Stars for Alton, IL
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 8:20 A.M. E |
2:51 P.M. 60° |
0.80 | 9:22 P.M. W |
| Deneb | 5:56 A.M. N |
3:41 P.M. 83° |
1.30 | 1:30 A.M. NW |
| Fomalhaut | 1:43 P.M. SE |
5:58 P.M. 21° |
1.20 | 10:12 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 1:05 P.M. NE |
10:08 P.M. 87° |
2.20 | 7:14 A.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 4:38 P.M. E |
11:35 P.M. 67° |
0.90 | 6:37 A.M. W |
| Rigel | 6:38 P.M. E |
12:17 A.M. 42° |
0.10 | 5:53 A.M. W |
| Capella | 2:23 P.M. N |
12:20 A.M. 82° |
0.10 | 10:13 A.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 6:02 P.M. E |
12:28 A.M. 57° |
1.60 | 6:51 A.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 6:28 P.M. E |
12:58 A.M. 58° |
0.40 | 7:24 A.M. W |
| Sirius | 8:37 P.M. E |
1:48 A.M. 34° |
-1.40 | 6:54 A.M. W |
| Procyon | 8:19 P.M. E |
2:42 A.M. 56° |
0.40 | 9:00 A.M. W |
| Pollux | 7:00 P.M. NE |
2:48 A.M. 79° |
1.20 | 10:32 A.M. NW |
| Regulus | 10:26 P.M. E |
5:10 A.M. 62° |
1.40 | 11:51 A.M. W |
| Spica | 3:02 A.M. E |
8:27 A.M. 39° |
1.00 | 1:52 P.M. W |
| Arcturus | 2:10 A.M. NE |
9:17 A.M. 70° |
-0.10 | 4:24 P.M. NW |
| Antares | 7:03 A.M. SE |
11:30 A.M. 24° |
0.90 | 3:59 P.M. SW |
| Vega | 4:52 A.M. NE |
1:37 P.M. 89° |
0.00 | 10:22 P.M. NW |
All times are Central Standard Time at sea level.