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Brights Stars for Des Plaines, IL

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 6:55 P.M.
E
1:34 A.M.
56°
0.80 8:08 A.M.
W
Deneb 3:47 P.M.
N
2:24 A.M.
86°
1.30 12:57 P.M.
N
Fomalhaut 12:39 A.M.
SE
4:40 A.M.
18°
1.20 8:41 A.M.
SW
Algol 11:14 P.M.
NE
8:50 A.M.
89°
2.20 6:22 P.M.
NW
Aldebaran 3:13 A.M.
NE
10:18 A.M.
64°
0.90 5:22 P.M.
NW
Rigel 5:23 A.M.
E
10:56 A.M.
39°
0.10 4:28 P.M.
W
Capella 12:11 A.M.
N
10:59 A.M.
86°
0.10 9:47 P.M.
N
Bellatrix 4:41 A.M.
E
11:07 A.M.
54°
1.60 5:32 P.M.
W
Betelgeuse 5:08 A.M.
E
11:37 A.M.
55°
0.40 6:06 P.M.
W
Sirius 7:27 A.M.
E
12:26 P.M.
31°
-1.40 5:26 P.M.
SW
Procyon 7:00 A.M.
E
1:20 P.M.
53°
0.40 7:41 P.M.
W
Pollux 5:30 A.M.
NE
1:27 P.M.
75°
1.20 9:24 P.M.
NW
Regulus 9:03 A.M.
E
3:49 P.M.
59°
1.40 10:35 P.M.
W
Spica 1:45 P.M.
E
7:05 P.M.
36°
1.00 12:30 A.M.
W
Arcturus 12:41 P.M.
NE
7:56 P.M.
67°
-0.10 3:14 A.M.
NW
Antares 5:53 P.M.
SE
10:09 P.M.
21°
0.90 2:30 A.M.
SW
Vega 3:06 P.M.
NE
12:20 A.M.
86°
0.00 9:30 A.M.
NW

All times are Central Daylight Time at sea level.