Making Your Own Star Charts
This star chart is produced using the Cartes du Ciel Sky Charts program written by Patrick Chevalley.
This free program runs on Windows computers. If you are interested in making your own star charts for use at home or school, you may obtain a copy of the program and its documentation from this Web site: www.astrosurf.org/astropc
This program is very powerful and can be used to generate star charts far more detailed than the one provided here.
Previous star charts (pdf):
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
Moon Phases |
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| Nov 2 | Full Moon |
| Nov 9 | Last Quarter |
| Nov 16 | New Moon |
| Nov 24 | First Quarter |
This star chart shows the sky over Honolulu on the 15th of the month at 10 p.m. On the first of the month, the sky will appear as shown on the chart at about 11 p.m. At the end of the month, it will appear as shown at about 9 p.m.
The chart shows the zenith, the point directly overhead at the center of the chart. The circle represents the horizon, so the stars and constellations outside it are not visible from your location, although some may rise in the east later in the night. To find stars and constellations, rotate the page until a direction labeled on the horizon circle is ahead of you. You should now be able to look back and forth between the star chart and the sky, and match up the constellations. If you click on the chart, you will see a larger jpeg version suitable for printing, or you can download a pdf file.
The Planets table gives positions on the sky (in astronomical right ascension and declination), their apparent magnitude, the time they rise, reach culmination (their highest point in the sky), and when they set. Mercury is too close to the Sun to be seen until about November 22. Venus rises in the early morning sky. Mars rises before midnight and sets in the early afternoon. Jupiter is visible in the evening. Saturn is visible in the morning. If you have a telescope, you will be able to see Uranus and Neptune in the evening.
Planet |
R.A. |
Dec. |
Mag. |
Rise |
Culmination |
Set |
Mercury |
15h 45m |
–20° 45' |
–0.8 |
7h 12m |
12h 40m |
18h 09m |
Venus |
14h 28m |
–13° 19' |
–3.9 |
5h 42m |
11h 23m |
17h 04m |
Mars |
9h 03m |
+18° 51' |
0.2 |
23h 25m |
5h 58m |
12h 31m |
Jupiter |
21h 26m |
–16° 08' |
–2.4 |
12h 45m |
18h 21m |
23h 58m |
Saturn |
12h 08m |
+01° 18' |
1.1 |
3h 00m |
9h 04m |
15h 08m |
Uranus |
23h 34m |
–03° 37' |
5.8 |
14h 32m |
20h 29m |
2h 26m |
Neptune |
21h 44m |
–14° 03' |
7.9 |
12h 59m |
18h 39m |
0h 19m |