Questions
What time does the Sun rise on March 15?
What time does the Sun set on March 14?
What time does evening twilight end on March 14?
What time will Mars set on March 15?
What time does Mercury set on May 2?
On what date does Regulus transit at 11:00 PM?
Is Saturn above the horizon on April 19 at midnight?
How many hours and minutes earlier does Antares rise between the dates of February 1 and April 18?
What date will the planet Neptune be in opposition?
On what date this year does Venus and Mercury have a conjunction (check evening side)?
What day will Saturn and Mars be in opposite parts of the sky this year?
The times given on the Almanac are given in local mean time (close to standard time for a Rocklin observer). If we were on daylight saving time, what time will our watches show for sunset on May 16?
As Rocklin is at a longitude of 121, which is one degree west of the center of the Pacific time zone, should the longitude correction (in minutes) be added, or subtracted, from the times predicted by the Skygazer’s Almanac?
Correcting for both the issues of longitude and daylight saving time, when would a Rocklin observer (on daylight saving time) see the sunset occur on the date given in Question 12?
Answer: Where should crewed missions go next: back to the Moon or on to Mars? Or should we just give up the idea of landing on these worlds in the next 50 years?
