Astronomical Alamanac for Nov 22, 2009


*** 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 2009 Apr 5 to 2 AM on 2009 Oct 25; standard zone = 5 hrs W For the night of: Sun, 2009 Nov 22 ---> Mon, 2009 Nov 23 Local midnight = 2009 Nov 23, 5 hr UT, or JD 2455158.708 Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight = 4 13 24.7 Sunset ( 17 m horizon): 16 33 EST; Sunrise: 6 51 EST Evening twilight: 18 09 EST; LMST at evening twilight: 22 21 Morning twilight: 5 16 EST; LMST at morning twilight: 9 30 12-degr twilight: 17 36 EST --> 5 49 EST; night center: 23 42 EST Moonset : 21 46 EST Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.336 1.7 days before first quarter, RA and dec: 20 55 48, -15 47.0 The sun is down for 14.3 hr; 11.1 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight. 7.5 dark hours after moonset and before beginning of twilight.