Shoreline Astronomical Society Night Sky Planner

Madison, CT - Digital Planetarium & Astronomy Dashboard

Madison Night Sky

Latitude: 41.2714° N | Longitude: 72.5973° W

Interactive Sky Map

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Map oriented with North at the top. Planets and >300 stars are rendered accurately based on local time.

Moon Phase

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Illumination: --%
Age: -- days

Evening Cloud Forecast 6 PM - Midnight

Rise & Set Times

Celestial Body Rise Time Set Time

Easy Observing Targets

Dynamically sorted based on current visibility (Objects > 10° altitude are marked with a green dot).

👁️ Naked Eye

🔭 Binoculars

🌌 Small Telescope

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