The dark sky table shows the Pacific Daylight Saving Time (PDT) times and Pacific Standard Time (PST) times for sunset, astronomical twilight ends, astronomical twilight starts, sunrise, moonrise, moonset and total moon-free, twilight-free viewing time for Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees). Moon-free, twilight-free viewing time is the best time to observer deep sky objects because the moon light and twilight will not interfere with observing these faint objects.

Format:  ##:##SS = Sunset     ##:##TE = Twilight Ends    ##:##MR = Moonrise             
         ##:##SR = Sun Rise   ##:##TS = Twilight Starts  ##:##MS = Moonset
         ##:##VT = Moon-free, Twilight-free Viewing Time                  

Date            Sunset        Twilight Ends    Twilight Starts  Sun Rise  Viewing Time

10- 1  14:16MR 18:51SS         20:31TE 22:30MS  5:28TS          7: 9SR          6:58VT 
10- 2  15:21MR 18:49SS         20:28TE 23:31MS  5:30TS          7:10SR          5:58VT 
10- 3  16:12MR 18:46SS         20:27TE  0:40MS  5:31TS          7:11SR          4:51VT 
10- 4  16:46MR 18:45SS         20:25TE  1:52MS  5:33TS          7:13SR          3:40VT 
10- 5  17:22MR 18:43SS         20:23TE  3: 4MS  5:34TS          7:13SR          2:29VT 
10- 6  17:46MR 18:40SS         20:22TE  4:16MS  5:34TS          7:16SR          1:18VT 
10- 7  18: 7MR 18:40SS         20:19TE  5:24MS  5:37TS          7:16SR          0:13VT 
10- 8  18:25MR 18:37SS         20:17TE          5:37TS  6:30MS  7:18SR          0: 0VT 
10- 9          18:36SS 18:43MR 20:16TE          5:39TS          7:19SR  7:35MS  0: 0VT 
10-10          18:34SS 19: 1MR 20:13TE          5:40TS          7:20SR  8:41MS  0: 0VT 
10-11          18:31SS 19:19MR 20:12TE          5:41TS          7:22SR  9:45MS  0: 0VT 
10-12          18:30SS 19:40MR 20:10TE          5:43TS          7:24SR 10:51MS  0: 0VT 
10-13          18:28SS 20: 6MR 20: 8TE          5:45TS          7:25SR 11:55MS  0: 0VT 
10-14          18:27SS         20: 7TE 20:37MR  5:46TS          7:25SR          0:30VT 
10-15  12:58MS 18:25SS         20: 4TE 21:16MR  5:46TS          7:28SR          1:11VT 
10-16  13:55MS 18:22SS         20: 4TE 22: 4MR  5:48TS          7:28SR          2: 0VT 
10-17  14:46MS 18:22SS         20: 1TE 23: 1MR  5:49TS          7:30SR          2:59VT 
10-18  15:28MS 18:19SS         20: 0TE  0: 6MR  5:50TS          7:31SR          4: 5VT 
10-19  16: 2MS 18:17SS         19:58TE  1:16MR  5:52TS          7:33SR          5:18VT 
10-20  17: 0MS 18:16SS         19:57TE  2:31MR  5:54TS          7:34SR          6:33VT 
10-21  17: 8MS 18:15SS         19:55TE  3:47MR  5:55TS          7:35SR          7:52VT 
10-22  17:17MS 18:13SS         19:53TE  5: 4MR  5:55TS          7:37SR          9:11VT 
10-23  17:38MS 18:10SS         19:52TE          5:58TS  6:25MR  7:37SR         10: 5VT 
10-24  18: 1MS 18:10SS         19:49TE          5:58TS          7:40SR  7:48MR 10: 9VT 
10-25          18: 7SS 18:25MS 19:49TE          6: 0TS          7:40SR  9:12MR 10:10VT 
Daylight Saving Time ends October 26, 2:00 am. The below times are PST
10-26          17: 7SS 17:55MS 18:46TE          5: 1TS          6:43SR  9:38MR 10:14VT 
10-27          17: 4SS 18:32MS 18:46TE          5: 3TS          6:43SR 11: 0MR 10:16VT 
10-28          17: 2SS         18:45TE 19:19MS  5: 4TS          6:45SR          9:44VT 
10-29  12:11MR 17: 1SS         18:43TE 20:19MS  5: 4TS          6:46SR          8:45VT 
10-30  13:10MR 17: 0SS         18:42TE 21:28MS  5: 7TS          6:48SR          7:38VT 
10-31  13:53MR 16:58SS         18:40TE 22:42MS  5: 7TS          6:49SR          6:25VT 

This Dark Sky table may print better in landscape orientation. Also, when printing using Netscape check the Black Text option in the File menu, Page Setup... menu in order to print the white text. This Dark Sky table was created by Dave Heider's Dark Sky DOS program. Download the Dark Sky DOS program to create your own unique Dark Sky tables for your location and time of observing.

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