Astronomical Alamanac for Nov 22, 2008


*** Almanac for the currently specified date ***: Almanac for New York: long. 4 55 48 (h.m.s) W, lat. 40 45.0 (d.m), elev. 17 m Eastern Daylight Savings Time assumed from 2 AM on 2008 Apr 6 to 2 AM on 2008 Oct 26; standard zone = 5 hrs W For the night of: Sat, 2008 Nov 22 ---> Sun, 2008 Nov 23 Local midnight = 2008 Nov 23, 5 hr UT, or JD 2454793.708 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 4 14 21.9 Sunset ( 17 m horizon): 16 33 EST; Sunrise: 6 52 EST Evening twilight: 18 09 EST; LMST at evening twilight: 22 22 Morning twilight: 5 16 EST; LMST at morning twilight: 9 31 12-degr twilight: 17 36 EST --> 5 49 EST; night center: 23 42 EST Moonrise: 2 55 EST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.177 3.3 days after last quarter, RA and dec: 12 35 35, -8 47.8 The sun is down for 14.3 hr; 11.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. 8.8 dark hours after end of twilight and before moonrise.