Astronomical Sky Calendar for Jan - Dec 2008
***** 2008 JANUARY *****
Calendar for Mauna Kea, Hawaii, west longitude (h.m.s) = 10 21 53, latitude (d.m) = 19 49.6
Note that each line lists events of one night, spanning two calendar dates. Rise/set times are given
in Hawaiian time ( 10 hr W), for 4215 m above surroundings, in standard time all year.
Moon coords. and illum. are for local midnight, even if moon is down. Program: John Thorstensen, Dartmouth College.
Date (eve/morn) JDmid LMSTmidn ---------- Sun: --------- LST twilight: ------------- Moon: --------------
(2008 at start) (-2450000) set twi.end twi.beg rise eve morn rise set %illum RA Dec
Tue Jan 01/Wed Jan 02 4467.9 6 23 49 18 04 19 13 5 39 6 47 1 36 12 03 1 58 ..... 30 14 04.3 -17 28
Wed Jan 02/Thu Jan 03 4468.9 6 27 46 18 05 19 13 5 39 6 48 1 40 12 08 2 49 ..... 22 14 51.0 -21 31
Thu Jan 03/Fri Jan 04 4469.9 6 31 42 18 05 19 14 5 39 6 48 1 45 12 12 3 42 ..... 15 15 40.0 -24 42
Fri Jan 04/Sat Jan 05 4470.9 6 35 39 18 06 19 14 5 40 6 48 1 49 12 16 4 36 ..... 9 16 31.6 -26 51
Sat Jan 05/Sun Jan 06 4471.9 6 39 35 18 06 19 15 5 40 6 48 1 54 12 20 5 30 ..... 4 17 25.0 -27 47
Sun Jan 06/Mon Jan 07 4472.9 6 43 32 18 07 19 15 5 40 6 49 1 58 12 25 6 22 16 46 1 18 19.6 -27 25
Mon Jan 07/Tue Jan 08 4473.9 6 47 28 18 08 19 16 5 41 6 49 2 03 12 29 7 11 17 42 0 19 13.9 -25 42
Tue Jan 08/Wed Jan 09 4474.9 6 51 25 18 08 19 17 5 41 6 49 2 07 12 33 ..... 18 39 1 20 07.0 -22 42
Wed Jan 09/Thu Jan 10 4475.9 6 55 21 18 09 19 17 5 41 6 49 2 12 12 37 ..... 19 36 4 20 58.4 -18 34
Thu Jan 10/Fri Jan 11 4476.9 6 59 18 18 10 19 18 5 41 6 49 2 16 12 42 ..... 20 32 9 21 47.8 -13 31
Fri Jan 11/Sat Jan 12 4477.9 7 03 15 18 10 19 18 5 42 6 50 2 21 12 46 ..... 21 27 15 22 35.9 - 7 47
Sat Jan 12/Sun Jan 13 4478.9 7 07 11 18 11 19 19 5 42 6 50 2 25 12 50 ..... 22 22 24 23 23.5 - 1 37
Sun Jan 13/Mon Jan 14 4479.9 7 11 08 18 11 19 19 5 42 6 50 2 30 12 54 ..... 23 18 34 0 11.6 4 44
Mon Jan 14/Tue Jan 15 4480.9 7 15 04 18 12 19 20 5 42 6 50 2 34 12 58 ..... 0 16 45 1 01.4 10 59
Tue Jan 15/Wed Jan 16 4481.9 7 19 01 18 13 19 21 5 42 6 50 2 39 13 02 ..... 1 16 56 1 54.2 16 49
Wed Jan 16/Thu Jan 17 4482.9 7 22 57 18 13 19 21 5 42 6 50 2 43 13 06 ..... 2 20 67 2 51.0 21 50
Thu Jan 17/Fri Jan 18 4483.9 7 26 54 18 14 19 22 5 42 6 50 2 48 13 10 ..... 3 27 78 3 52.2 25 36
Fri Jan 18/Sat Jan 19 4484.9 7 30 50 18 15 19 22 5 42 6 50 2 52 13 14 ..... 4 34 87 4 57.1 27 43
Sat Jan 19/Sun Jan 20 4485.9 7 34 47 18 15 19 23 5 43 6 50 2 57 13 18 ..... 5 38 94 6 03.6 27 54
Sun Jan 20/Mon Jan 21 4486.9 7 38 44 18 16 19 23 5 43 6 50 3 01 13 22 16 20 6 35 98 7 08.9 26 08
Mon Jan 21/Tue Jan 22 4487.9 7 42 40 18 17 19 24 5 43 6 50 3 06 13 26 17 27 7 25 100 8 10.6 22 38
Tue Jan 22/Wed Jan 23 4488.9 7 46 37 18 17 19 24 5 43 6 50 3 10 13 30 18 31 ..... 99 9 07.7 17 52
Wed Jan 23/Thu Jan 24 4489.9 7 50 33 18 18 19 25 5 43 6 50 3 15 13 34 19 31 ..... 96 10 00.1 12 17
Thu Jan 24/Fri Jan 25 4490.9 7 54 30 18 18 19 25 5 43 6 49 3 19 13 38 20 26 ..... 90 10 48.9 6 18
Fri Jan 25/Sat Jan 26 4491.9 7 58 26 18 19 19 26 5 42 6 49 3 24 13 42 21 19 ..... 83 11 35.0 0 13
Sat Jan 26/Sun Jan 27 4492.9 8 02 23 18 20 19 27 5 42 6 49 3 28 13 46 22 10 ..... 75 12 19.7 - 5 41
Sun Jan 27/Mon Jan 28 4493.9 8 06 19 18 20 19 27 5 42 6 49 3 33 13 50 23 00 ..... 66 13 04.1 -11 13
Mon Jan 28/Tue Jan 29 4494.9 8 10 16 18 21 19 28 5 42 6 49 3 37 13 53 23 50 ..... 57 13 49.2 -16 13
Tue Jan 29/Wed Jan 30 4495.9 8 14 13 18 21 19 28 5 42 6 48 3 41 13 57 0 41 ..... 47 14 35.7 -20 33
Wed Jan 30/Thu Jan 31 4496.9 8 18 09 18 22 19 29 5 42 6 48 3 46 14 01 1 33 ..... 38 15 24.4 -24 02
Thu Jan 31/Fri Feb 01 4497.9 8 22 06 18 23 19 29 5 42 6 48 3 50 14 05 2 27 ..... 29 16 15.3 -26 30
***** 2008 FEBRUARY *****
Calendar for Mauna Kea, Hawaii, west longitude (h.m.s) = 10 21 53, latitude (d.m) = 19 49.6
Note that each line lists events of one night, spanning two calendar dates. Rise/set times are given
in Hawaiian time ( 10 hr W), for 4215 m above surroundings, in standard time all year.
Moon coords. and illum. are for local midnight, even if moon is down. Program: John Thorstensen, Dartmouth College.
Date (eve/morn) JDmid LMSTmidn ---------- Sun: --------- LST twilight: ------------- Moon: --------------
(2008 at start) (-2450000) set twi.end twi.beg rise eve morn rise set %illum RA Dec
Fri Feb 01/Sat Feb 02 4498.9 8 26 02 18 23 19 29 5 41 6 48 3 55 14 08 3 21 ..... 21 17 08.3 -27 49
Sat Feb 02/Sun Feb 03 4499.9 8 29 59 18 24 19 30 5 41 6 47 3 59 14 12 4 13 ..... 14 18 02.6 -27 50
Sun Feb 03/Mon Feb 04 4500.9 8 33 55 18 24 19 30 5 41 6 47 4 04 14 16 5 04 ..... 8 18 57.3 -26 30
Mon Feb 04/Tue Feb 05 4501.9 8 37 52 18 25 19 31 5 41 6 47 4 08 14 19 5 51 16 28 3 19 51.2 -23 51
Tue Feb 05/Wed Feb 06 4502.9 8 41 48 18 25 19 31 5 40 6 46 4 12 14 23 6 34 17 25 1 20 43.6 -19 59
Wed Feb 06/Thu Feb 07 4503.9 8 45 45 18 26 19 32 5 40 6 46 4 17 14 27 7 14 18 23 0 21 34.3 -15 05
Thu Feb 07/Fri Feb 08 4504.9 8 49 42 18 26 19 32 5 40 6 45 4 21 14 30 ..... 19 20 2 22 23.6 - 9 24
Fri Feb 08/Sat Feb 09 4505.9 8 53 38 18 27 19 33 5 39 6 45 4 25 14 34 ..... 20 16 6 23 12.0 - 3 12
Sat Feb 09/Sun Feb 10 4506.9 8 57 35 18 27 19 33 5 39 6 45 4 30 14 38 ..... 21 13 12 0 00.5 3 14
Sun Feb 10/Mon Feb 11 4507.9 9 01 31 18 28 19 33 5 39 6 44 4 34 14 41 ..... 22 10 20 0 50.2 9 36
Mon Feb 11/Tue Feb 12 4508.9 9 05 28 18 28 19 34 5 38 6 44 4 39 14 45 ..... 23 11 30 1 42.2 15 32
Tue Feb 12/Wed Feb 13 4509.9 9 09 24 18 29 19 34 5 38 6 43 4 43 14 48 ..... 0 13 41 2 37.4 20 43
Wed Feb 13/Thu Feb 14 4510.9 9 13 21 18 29 19 35 5 37 6 43 4 47 14 52 ..... 1 18 52 3 36.4 24 44
Thu Feb 14/Fri Feb 15 4511.9 9 17 17 18 30 19 35 5 37 6 42 4 52 14 55 ..... 2 24 64 4 38.6 27 15
Fri Feb 15/Sat Feb 16 4512.9 9 21 14 18 30 19 35 5 36 6 41 4 56 14 59 ..... 3 27 74 5 42.8 27 59
Sat Feb 16/Sun Feb 17 4513.9 9 25 11 18 31 19 36 5 36 6 41 5 00 15 02 ..... 4 25 84 6 46.6 26 51
Sun Feb 17/Mon Feb 18 4514.9 9 29 07 18 31 19 36 5 35 6 40 5 05 15 05 ..... 5 17 91 7 47.9 24 00
Mon Feb 18/Tue Feb 19 4515.9 9 33 04 18 32 19 37 5 35 6 40 5 09 15 09 ..... 6 02 96 8 45.4 19 46
Tue Feb 19/Wed Feb 20 4516.9 9 37 00 18 32 19 37 5 34 6 39 5 13 15 12 17 16 6 42 99 9 38.8 14 31
Wed Feb 20/Thu Feb 21 4517.9 9 40 57 18 32 19 37 5 34 6 38 5 17 15 16 18 13 7 19 100 10 28.7 8 40
Thu Feb 21/Fri Feb 22 4518.9 9 44 53 18 33 19 38 5 33 6 38 5 22 15 19 19 07 ..... 98 11 16.0 2 34
Fri Feb 22/Sat Feb 23 4519.9 9 48 50 18 33 19 38 5 33 6 37 5 26 15 22 19 59 ..... 94 12 01.6 - 3 30
Sat Feb 23/Sun Feb 24 4520.9 9 52 46 18 34 19 38 5 32 6 36 5 30 15 26 20 49 ..... 89 12 46.7 - 9 18
Sun Feb 24/Mon Feb 25 4521.9 9 56 43 18 34 19 39 5 31 6 36 5 35 15 29 21 40 ..... 82 13 32.2 -14 37
Mon Feb 25/Tue Feb 26 4522.9 10 00 40 18 34 19 39 5 31 6 35 5 39 15 32 22 31 ..... 74 14 18.9 -19 16
Tue Feb 26/Wed Feb 27 4523.9 10 04 36 18 35 19 39 5 30 6 34 5 43 15 35 23 23 ..... 65 15 07.4 -23 06
Wed Feb 27/Thu Feb 28 4524.9 10 08 33 18 35 19 40 5 29 6 34 5 47 15 39 0 16 ..... 56 15 57.9 -25 58
Thu Feb 28/Fri Feb 29 4525.9 10 12 29 18 36 19 40 5 29 6 33 5 52 15 42 1 10 ..... 46 16 50.3 -27 41
Fri Feb 29/Sat Mar 01 4526.9 10 16 26 18 36 19 40 5 28 6 32 5 56 15 45 2 03 ..... 37 17 44.1 -28 09
***** 2008 MARCH *****
Calendar for Mauna Kea, Hawaii, west longitude (h.m.s) = 10 21 53, latitude (d.m) = 19 49.6
Note that each line lists events of one night, spanning two calendar dates. Rise/set times are given
in Hawaiian time ( 10 hr W), for 4215 m above surroundings, in standard time all year.
Moon coords. and illum. are for local midnight, even if moon is down. Program: John Thorstensen, Dartmouth College.
Date (eve/morn) JDmid LMSTmidn ---------- Sun: --------- LST twilight: ------------- Moon: --------------
(2008 at start) (-2450000) set twi.end twi.beg rise eve morn rise set %illum RA Dec
Sat Mar 01/Sun Mar 02 4527.9 10 20 22 18 36 19 41 5 27 6 31 6 00 15 48 2 54 ..... 28 18 38.5 -27 17
Sun Mar 02/Mon Mar 03 4528.9 10 24 19 18 37 19 41 5 26 6 31 6 04 15 52 3 42 ..... 20 19 32.5 -25 06
Mon Mar 03/Tue Mar 04 4529.9 10 28 15 18 37 19 41 5 26 6 30 6 09 15 55 4 27 ..... 12 20 25.3 -21 39
Tue Mar 04/Wed Mar 05 4530.9 10 32 12 18 37 19 41 5 25 6 29 6 13 15 58 5 08 ..... 6 21 16.6 -17 06
Wed Mar 05/Thu Mar 06 4531.9 10 36 09 18 38 19 42 5 24 6 28 6 17 16 01 5 47 17 06 2 22 06.7 -11 38
Thu Mar 06/Fri Mar 07 4532.9 10 40 05 18 38 19 42 5 23 6 28 6 21 16 04 6 25 18 03 0 22 56.0 - 5 30
Fri Mar 07/Sat Mar 08 4533.9 10 44 02 18 38 19 42 5 23 6 27 6 26 16 07 7 03 19 01 1 23 45.3 1 00
Sat Mar 08/Sun Mar 09 4534.9 10 47 58 18 39 19 43 5 22 6 26 6 30 16 11 ..... 20 00 4 0 35.7 7 33
Sun Mar 09/Mon Mar 10 4535.9 10 51 55 18 39 19 43 5 21 6 25 6 34 16 14 ..... 21 01 9 1 28.2 13 47
Mon Mar 10/Tue Mar 11 4536.9 10 55 51 18 39 19 43 5 20 6 24 6 38 16 17 ..... 22 04 17 2 23.6 19 18
Tue Mar 11/Wed Mar 12 4537.9 10 59 48 18 39 19 44 5 19 6 23 6 43 16 20 ..... 23 10 27 3 22.4 23 41
Wed Mar 12/Thu Mar 13 4538.9 11 03 44 18 40 19 44 5 18 6 23 6 47 16 23 ..... 0 17 37 4 24.2 26 35
Thu Mar 13/Fri Mar 14 4539.9 11 07 41 18 40 19 44 5 18 6 22 6 51 16 26 ..... 1 21 49 5 27.8 27 44
Fri Mar 14/Sat Mar 15 4540.9 11 11 38 18 40 19 45 5 17 6 21 6 55 16 29 ..... 2 21 60 6 30.9 27 03
Sat Mar 15/Sun Mar 16 4541.9 11 15 34 18 41 19 45 5 16 6 20 7 00 16 32 ..... 3 14 71 7 31.7 24 41
Sun Mar 16/Mon Mar 17 4542.9 11 19 31 18 41 19 45 5 15 6 19 7 04 16 35 ..... 4 00 80 8 28.9 20 54
Mon Mar 17/Tue Mar 18 4543.9 11 23 27 18 41 19 45 5 14 6 18 7 08 16 38 ..... 4 41 88 9 22.2 16 03
Tue Mar 18/Wed Mar 19 4544.9 11 27 24 18 41 19 46 5 13 6 17 7 12 16 41 ..... 5 18 94 10 12.0 10 29
Wed Mar 19/Thu Mar 20 4545.9 11 31 20 18 42 19 46 5 12 6 17 7 17 16 44 16 58 5 52 98 10 59.3 4 33
Thu Mar 20/Fri Mar 21 4546.9 11 35 17 18 42 19 46 5 11 6 16 7 21 16 47 17 50 6 25 100 11 45.0 - 1 29
Fri Mar 21/Sat Mar 22 4547.9 11 39 13 18 42 19 47 5 10 6 15 7 25 16 51 18 41 6 58 99 12 30.2 - 7 22
Sat Mar 22/Sun Mar 23 4548.9 11 43 10 18 43 19 47 5 10 6 14 7 29 16 54 19 31 ..... 97 13 15.6 -12 53
Sun Mar 23/Mon Mar 24 4549.9 11 47 07 18 43 19 47 5 09 6 13 7 34 16 57 20 22 ..... 93 14 02.2 -17 49
Mon Mar 24/Tue Mar 25 4550.9 11 51 03 18 43 19 48 5 08 6 12 7 38 17 00 21 14 ..... 87 14 50.5 -21 59
Tue Mar 25/Wed Mar 26 4551.9 11 55 00 18 43 19 48 5 07 6 11 7 42 17 03 22 07 ..... 80 15 40.7 -25 12
Wed Mar 26/Thu Mar 27 4552.9 11 58 56 18 44 19 48 5 06 6 10 7 46 17 06 23 01 ..... 72 16 32.8 -27 18
Thu Mar 27/Fri Mar 28 4553.9 12 02 53 18 44 19 49 5 05 6 10 7 51 17 09 23 53 ..... 63 17 26.3 -28 11
Fri Mar 28/Sat Mar 29 4554.9 12 06 49 18 44 19 49 5 04 6 09 7 55 17 12 0 45 ..... 54 18 20.3 -27 46
Sat Mar 29/Sun Mar 30 4555.9 12 10 46 18 44 19 49 5 03 6 08 7 59 17 15 1 33 ..... 44 19 13.9 -26 03
Sun Mar 30/Mon Mar 31 4556.9 12 14 42 18 45 19 50 5 02 6 07 8 04 17 18 2 18 ..... 35 20 06.5 -23 06
Mon Mar 31/Tue Apr 01 4557.9 12 18 39 18 45 19 50 5 01 6 06 8 08 17 21 3 01 ..... 25 20 57.7 -19 00
***** 2008 APRIL *****
Calendar for Mauna Kea, Hawaii, west longitude (h.m.s) = 10 21 53, latitude (d.m) = 19 49.6
Note that each line lists events of one night, spanning two calendar dates. Rise/set times are given
in Hawaiian time ( 10 hr W), for 4215 m above surroundings, in standard time all year.
Moon coords. and illum. are for local midnight, even if moon is down. Program: John Thorstensen, Dartmouth College.
Date (eve/morn) JDmid LMSTmidn ---------- Sun: --------- LST twilight: ------------- Moon: --------------
(2008 at start) (-2450000) set twi.end twi.beg rise eve morn rise set %illum RA Dec
Tue Apr 01/Wed Apr 02 4558.9 12 22 36 18 45 19 50 5 00 6 05 8 12 17 24 3 40 ..... 17 21 47.6 -13 57
Wed Apr 02/Thu Apr 03 4559.9 12 26 32 18 45 19 51 4 59 6 04 8 16 17 27 4 18 ..... 10 22 36.8 - 8 07
Thu Apr 03/Fri Apr 04 4560.9 12 30 29 18 46 19 51 4 58 6 04 8 21 17 30 4 56 ..... 4 23 26.0 - 1 45
Fri Apr 04/Sat Apr 05 4561.9 12 34 25 18 46 19 51 4 57 6 03 8 25 17 33 5 35 17 42 1 0 16.3 4 50
Sat Apr 05/Sun Apr 06 4562.9 12 38 22 18 46 19 52 4 56 6 02 8 29 17 36 6 16 18 43 0 1 08.8 11 18
Sun Apr 06/Mon Apr 07 4563.9 12 42 18 18 47 19 52 4 56 6 01 8 34 17 39 7 02 19 48 2 2 04.4 17 13
Mon Apr 07/Tue Apr 08 4564.9 12 46 15 18 47 19 52 4 55 6 00 8 38 17 42 ..... 20 55 7 3 03.6 22 07
Tue Apr 08/Wed Apr 09 4565.9 12 50 11 18 47 19 53 4 54 5 59 8 42 17 45 ..... 22 04 14 4 06.3 25 34
Wed Apr 09/Thu Apr 10 4566.9 12 54 08 18 47 19 53 4 53 5 59 8 47 17 48 ..... 23 12 24 5 10.9 27 14
Thu Apr 10/Fri Apr 11 4567.9 12 58 05 18 48 19 54 4 52 5 58 8 51 17 51 ..... 0 14 34 6 15.3 27 00
Fri Apr 11/Sat Apr 12 4568.9 13 02 01 18 48 19 54 4 51 5 57 8 55 17 54 ..... 1 10 45 7 17.2 25 01
Sat Apr 12/Sun Apr 13 4569.9 13 05 58 18 48 19 54 4 50 5 56 9 00 17 57 ..... 1 59 56 8 15.2 21 33
Sun Apr 13/Mon Apr 14 4570.9 13 09 54 18 49 19 55 4 49 5 55 9 04 18 00 ..... 2 41 67 9 09.0 16 59
Mon Apr 14/Tue Apr 15 4571.9 13 13 51 18 49 19 55 4 48 5 54 9 08 18 03 ..... 3 19 76 9 58.9 11 40
Tue Apr 15/Wed Apr 16 4572.9 13 17 47 18 49 19 56 4 47 5 54 9 13 18 06 ..... 3 53 85 10 46.1 5 56
Wed Apr 16/Thu Apr 17 4573.9 13 21 44 18 50 19 56 4 46 5 53 9 17 18 09 ..... 4 26 91 11 31.5 0 02
Thu Apr 17/Fri Apr 18 4574