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Brights Stars for Potomac, MD

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 3:38 A.M.
E
10:09 A.M.
59°
0.80 4:41 P.M.
W
Deneb 1:13 A.M.
N
11:00 A.M.
83°
1.30 8:46 P.M.
NW
Fomalhaut 9:02 A.M.
SE
1:16 P.M.
21°
1.20 5:30 P.M.
SW
Algol 8:22 A.M.
NE
5:26 P.M.
87°
2.20 2:34 A.M.
NW
Aldebaran 11:56 A.M.
NE
6:53 P.M.
67°
0.90 1:55 A.M.
W
Rigel 1:56 P.M.
E
7:32 P.M.
42°
0.10 1:11 A.M.
W
Capella 9:40 A.M.
N
7:34 P.M.
83°
0.10 5:33 A.M.
N
Bellatrix 1:20 P.M.
E
7:42 P.M.
57°
1.60 2:09 A.M.
W
Betelgeuse 1:46 P.M.
E
8:12 P.M.
58°
0.40 2:42 A.M.
W
Sirius 3:56 P.M.
E
9:02 P.M.
34°
-1.40 2:12 A.M.
W
Procyon 3:37 P.M.
E
9:56 P.M.
56°
0.40 4:19 A.M.
W
Pollux 2:18 P.M.
NE
10:02 P.M.
78°
1.20 5:51 A.M.
NW
Regulus 5:44 P.M.
E
12:29 A.M.
62°
1.40 7:10 A.M.
W
Spica 10:16 P.M.
E
3:45 A.M.
39°
1.00 9:10 A.M.
W
Arcturus 9:24 P.M.
NE
4:35 A.M.
70°
-0.10 11:42 A.M.
NW
Antares 2:21 A.M.
SE
6:49 A.M.
24°
0.90 11:17 A.M.
SW
Vega 12:09 A.M.
NE
8:55 A.M.
89°
0.00 5:42 P.M.
NW

All times are Eastern Standard Time at sea level.