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Brights Stars for South Portland, ME

Body Rises Crosses
Meridian
Magnitude Sets
Altair 10:04 A.M.
E
4:40 P.M.
55°
0.80 11:17 P.M.
W
Deneb 6:11 A.M.
N
5:30 P.M.
88°
1.30 4:54 A.M.
N
Fomalhaut 3:54 P.M.
SE
7:47 P.M.
16°
1.20 11:40 P.M.
SW
Algol 2:06 P.M.
NE
11:57 P.M.
87°
2.20 9:52 A.M.
NW
Aldebaran 6:16 P.M.
NE
1:28 A.M.
62°
0.90 8:36 A.M.
NW
Rigel 8:32 P.M.
E
2:06 A.M.
38°
0.10 7:37 A.M.
W
Capella Circumpolar
2:09 A.M.
87°
0.10 Circumpolar
Bellatrix 7:47 P.M.
E
2:17 A.M.
52°
1.60 8:44 A.M.
W
Betelgeuse 8:13 P.M.
E
2:47 A.M.
53°
0.40 9:18 A.M.
W
Sirius 10:37 P.M.
E
3:37 A.M.
29°
-1.40 8:33 A.M.
SW
Procyon 10:05 P.M.
E
4:31 A.M.
51°
0.40 10:53 A.M.
W
Pollux 8:29 P.M.
NE
4:37 A.M.
74°
1.20 12:42 P.M.
NW
Regulus 12:11 A.M.
E
7:00 A.M.
58°
1.40 1:48 P.M.
W
Spica 4:57 A.M.
E
10:16 A.M.
35°
1.00 3:34 P.M.
W
Arcturus 3:47 A.M.
NE
11:06 A.M.
65°
-0.10 6:25 P.M.
NW
Antares 9:10 A.M.
SE
1:20 P.M.
19°
0.90 5:30 P.M.
SW
Vega 6:01 A.M.
NE
3:26 P.M.
85°
12:55 A.M.
NW

All times are Pacific Daylight Time at sea level.