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SkyWatch: May 2025
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Thu, 2025 May 01 08:55 UT)
RA 02 33 24.3Dec +15 03 15.8
X 0.761700
Y 0.605188
Z 0.262337
R 1.007601
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2025 Apr 30 | 03:18 | 03:56 | 04:31 | 05:00 | 18:51 | 19:20 | 19:55 | 20:33 |
| 2025 May 01 | 03:16 | 03:54 | 04:30 | 04:58 | 18:52 | 19:21 | 19:57 | 20:34 |
| 2025 May 02 | 03:15 | 03:53 | 04:28 | 04:57 | 18:53 | 19:22 | 19:58 | 20:36 |
Moon Information
Currently (Thu, 2025 May 01 08:55 UT)
RA 06 04 09.3Selected Positions for May 2025
Dec +28 34 13.9
Phase 0.181 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.991 degrees
Diameter 32.39 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 53ELocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2025 Apr 30 06:01 13:52 21:52 2025 May 01 06:54 14:56 23:02 2025 May 02 07:57 16:00 23:58 Phases for 2025
New First Full Last
Dec 01 2024 06:22 Dec 08 2024 15:28 Dec 15 2024 09:03 Dec 22 2024 22:19
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Dec 30 2024 22:28 Jan 06 2025 23:57 Jan 13 2025 22:27 Jan 21 2025 20:31
Jan 29 2025 12:36 Feb 05 2025 08:03 Feb 12 2025 13:54 Feb 20 2025 17:33
Feb 28 2025 00:45 Mar 06 2025 16:32 Mar 14 2025 06:55 Mar 22 2025 11:30
Mar 29 2025 10:58 Apr 05 2025 02:15 Apr 13 2025 00:22 Apr 21 2025 01:36
Apr 27 2025 19:31 May 04 2025 13:53 May 12 2025 16:56 May 20 2025 11:59
May 27 2025 03:02 Jun 03 2025 03:42 Jun 11 2025 07:44 Jun 18 2025 19:20
Jun 25 2025 10:32 Jul 02 2025 19:31 Jul 10 2025 20:37 Jul 18 2025 00:38
Jul 24 2025 19:11 Aug 01 2025 12:42 Aug 09 2025 07:55 Aug 16 2025 05:13
Aug 23 2025 06:07 Aug 31 2025 06:26 Sep 07 2025 18:09 Sep 14 2025 10:34
Sep 21 2025 19:54 Sep 29 2025 23:54 Oct 07 2025 03:48 Oct 13 2025 18:13
Oct 21 2025 12:26 Oct 29 2025 16:22 Nov 05 2025 13:20 Nov 12 2025 05:29
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44Planet Information
Currently (Thu, 2025 May 01 08:55 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 02 33 24.3 +15 03 15.8
Opposition 14 33 24.3 -15 03 15.8 180E 18:47 23:54 05:00
Mercury 01 01 34.4 +03 26 52.9 25W 04:15 10:22 16:30
Venus 23 58 07.1 +00 56 44.5 41W 03:13 09:15 15:17
Mars 08 32 56.2 +20 51 27.0 85E 10:46 17:54 01:02
Jupiter 05 21 12.4 +22 53 55.7 40E 07:27 14:43 21:59
Saturn 23 54 06.3 -02 49 15.7 43W 03:15 09:06 14:51
Uranus 03 34 51.7 +19 02 19.1 15E 05:57 12:57 19:58
Neptune 00 04 48.3 -00 52 17.2 40W 03:34 09:28 15:21
Pluto 20 26 38.0 -22 49 17.1 97W 00:58 05:38 10:11
May 01 2025 May 16 2025 May 31 2025
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Sun 02 32 27.0 +14 58 42.8 03 30 45.7 +19 01 22.2 05 37 12.0 +23 19 56.4
Opposition 14 32 27.0 -14 58 42.8 180E 15 30 45.7 -19 01 22.2 180E 17 37 12.0 -23 19 56.4 180E
Mercury 01 00 18.9 +03 18 56.0 26W 02 30 16.6 +12 55 54.7 16W 06 57 29.1 +24 48 32.7 18E
Venus 23 57 32.2 +00 55 37.6 41W 00 39 12.4 +03 14 10.0 45W 02 32 18.6 +12 11 01.5 45W
Mars 08 32 28.0 +20 53 25.6 85E 09 01 39.3 +18 42 58.7 77E 10 05 51.7 +13 00 24.2 64E
Jupiter 05 20 59.4 +22 53 41.7 40E 05 34 30.4 +23 05 54.7 29E 06 04 32.8 +23 16 42.6 6E
Saturn 23 54 00.7 -02 49 49.5 43W 23 59 15.6 -02 18 46.2 56W 00 07 00.0 -01 36 22.4 84W
Uranus 03 34 48.2 +19 02 06.9 15E 03 38 21.5 +19 14 20.2 2E 03 45 37.6 +19 38 18.6 26W
Neptune 00 04 46.6 -00 52 27.8 40W 00 06 20.1 -00 42 57.2 54W 00 08 24.8 -00 31 02.5 83W
Pluto 20 26 37.7 -22 49 14.6 97W 20 26 33.3 -22 52 20.6 112W 20 25 07.1 -23 02 35.6 142W