Many people want to know the rising and setting times for the sun, moon and planets in their sky. While it is not possible for us to answer every single inquiry individually, we can direct you to to some wonderful almanacs that provide this information:
Custom Sunrise Sunset Calendar
This site provides a printable monthly calendar that gives you the sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset times, and the phases of the moon. Optional features include times for civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, and the definitions for these different shades of twilight.
Calculate rise and set times for the sun, moon and planets (including the dwarf planet Pluto!) for any location in the U.S. and Canada.
Gives rise/transit/set times for the sun, moon, planets and the brighter stars anyplace worldwide. Also provides sunrise/sunset azimuths, and transit altitudes.
Timeanddate.com sunrise/sunset calculator
Obtain the sunrise/sunset times for cities all around the world.
timeanddate.com does best.
To find sunrise and sunset times, Google may also be used. Just search: ‘ sunrise ‘ or ‘sunset ‘ . This is many of the undocumented features of Google Search.
This is great and safe download!
stellarium.org
Hello,
How about Low and High tides ? Where is the best site for that ?
Ed,
Go to our tide almanac page at http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/looking-for-a-tide-almanac-here-are-some
Bruce
I like this online almanac app:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/javascript/3305541.html
[...] As a general rule, it’s either the Geminids or the August Perseids that give us the most prolific meteor display of the year. Unlike many meteor showers, you can start watching for the Geminids around 9 to 10 p.m. – in years when the moon is out of the sky. The moon interferes during the evening hours this year, and doesn’t set till around midnight. However, this shower tends to gain strength after midnight and to climax at roughly 2 o’clock in the morning, when the shower’s radiant point is highest in the sky. So look for the Geminids to be at their best after moonset. [...]
Can this shower be seen in South of Spain 36N
Brian,
This shower can be viewed from anyplace in the northern hemisphere, as long as you have a dark, clear and open sky.
Bruce
Llewellyn puts out a calendar that’s wonderful and quite informative…
[...] show during the evening hours on November 5, but if you’re a night owl, try watching after moonset, or in the wee hours after midnight on November [...]
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Where’s the best “planting by the moon signs” website?
Thanks
G. Johnston
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[...] Rising times of the morning planets into your sky Look for the waning crescent moon and Mercury before sunrise on Thursday, December 22. [...]
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[...] at the top of page.) Mercury may appear visible to the unaided eye about 45 to 75 minutes after sunset. Although Mercury shines as brilliantly as a first-magnitude star, binoculars may help you to spot [...]
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