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

11- 1  15:21MS 17:57SS         19:38TE  3:34MR  6:10TS          7:50SR          7:56VT 
11- 2  15:46MS 17:55SS         19:37TE  4:52MR  6:10TS          7:52SR          9:15VT 
11- 3  16:13MS 17:53SS         19:36TE          6:11TS  6:11MR  7:54SR         10:35VT 
11- 4  16:44MS 17:52SS         19:34TE          6:13TS  7:31MR  7:55SR         10:38VT 
11- 5  17:16MS 17:52SS         19:34TE          6:15TS          7:56SR  8:48MR 10:40VT 
11- 6          17:49SS 17:57MS 19:31TE          6:16TS          7:58SR 10: 0MR 10:44VT 
Daylight Saving Time ends November 7, 2:00 am. The below times are PST
11- 7          16:49SS 17:45MS 18:31TE          5:16TS          7: 0SR 10: 1MR 10:45VT 
11- 8          16:47SS         18:30TE 18:42MS  5:18TS          7: 1SR 10:53MR 10:35VT 
11- 9          16:46SS         18:28TE 19:45MS  5:19TS          7: 3SR 11:34MR  9:34VT 
11-10          16:45SS         18:28TE 20:49MS  5:20TS          7: 4SR          8:31VT 
11-11  12: 7MR 16:43SS         18:27TE 21:55MS  5:22TS          7: 4SR          7:26VT 
11-12  12:34MR 16:43SS         18:25TE 23: 0MS  5:22TS          7: 7SR          6:22VT 
11-13  12:58MR 16:42SS         18:25TE  0: 2MS  5:25TS          7: 7SR          5:23VT 
11-14  13:19MR 16:40SS         18:23TE  1: 4MS  5:25TS          7:10SR          4:21VT 
11-15  13:38MR 16:40SS         18:22TE  2: 5MS  5:26TS          7:10SR          3:20VT 
11-16  13:58MR 16:38SS         18:22TE  3: 7MS  5:28TS          7:11SR          2:20VT 
11-17  14:19MR 16:37SS         18:22TE  4:11MS  5:30TS          7:13SR          1:18VT 
11-18  14:43MR 16:37SS         18:21TE  5:16MS  5:31TS          7:15SR          0:14VT 
11-19  15:10MR 16:36SS         18:19TE          5:31TS  6:22MS  7:16SR          0: 0VT 
11-20  15:48MR 16:34SS         18:19TE          5:33TS          7:18SR  7:28MS  0: 0VT 
11-21  16:25MR 16:34SS         18:19TE          5:34TS          7:19SR  8:32MS  0: 0VT 
11-22          16:32SS 17:16MR 18:17TE          5:34TS          7:19SR  9:27MS  0: 0VT 
11-23          16:32SS 18:16MR 18:17TE          5:37TS          7:22SR 10:16MS  0: 0VT 
11-24          16:31SS         18:16TE 19:25MR  5:37TS          7:22SR 10:56MS  1: 8VT 
11-25          16:31SS         18:16TE 20:37MR  5:39TS          7:24SR 11:30MS  2:21VT 
11-26          16:31SS         18:16TE 21:52MR  5:40TS          7:25SR 11:58MS  3:36VT 
11-27          16:30SS         18:16TE 23: 7MR  5:40TS          7:26SR          4:51VT 
11-28  12:25MS 16:30SS         18:15TE  0:22MR  5:41TS          7:28SR          6: 7VT 
11-29  12:49MS 16:28SS         18:15TE  1:37MR  5:43TS          7:28SR          7:22VT 
11-30  13:13MS 16:28SS         18:13TE  2:54MR  5:43TS          7:30SR          8:40VT 

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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