Almanac

Paranal Observatory (VLT)
Sun, August 4, 2002

CST/CDT Daylight Savings Time used before 2 AM 
2002 Mar 10 and after 2 AM 2002 Oct 13; standard zone =   4 hrs W

For the night of: Sun, 2002 Aug 4 ---> Mon, 2002 Aug 5
Local midnight = 2002 Aug 5,    hr UT, or JD 2452491.667
Local Mean Sidereal Time at midnight =  20 12 32.5

Sunset ( 2635 m horizon):   18 27 MST; Sunrise:    7 08 MST
Evening twilight:   19 37 MST;  LMST at evening twilight:   15 49
Morning twilight:    5 58 MST;  LMST at morning twilight:    2 11
12-degr twilight:  19 10 MST -->   6 25 MST; night center:    0 48 MST

Moonrise:    4 18 MST   
Moon at civil midnight: illuminated fraction 0.156
3.7 days after last quarter, RA and dec:   5 42 59,  24 15.5

The sun is down for 12.7 hr; 10.3 hr from eve->morn 18 deg twilight.
 8.7 dark hours after end of twilight and before moonrise.