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2015 Dark Sky Observing Time PST

The dark sky table shows the 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.

DARKSKY- Dave Heider 3/92   Site-Portland
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees)
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
 1- 1  14:19MR 16:37SS         18:23TE  5:19MS  6: 4TS          7:50SR          0:44VT 
 1- 2  15: 4MR 16:37SS         18:25TE          6: 4TS  6:13MS  7:50SR          0: 0VT 
 1- 3  15:56MR 16:38SS         18:25TE          6: 4TS  7: 4MS  7:49SR          0: 0VT 
 1- 4          16:40SS 16:49MR 18:27TE          6: 4TS  7:46MS  7:49SR          0: 0VT 
 1- 5          16:40SS 17:46MR 18:28TE          6: 4TS          7:49SR  8:25MS  0: 0VT 
 1- 6          16:42SS         18:28TE 18:43MR  6: 4TS          7:49SR  8:57MS  0:15VT 
 1- 7          16:43SS         18:30TE 19:43MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR  9:27MS  1:13VT 
 1- 8          16:43SS         18:31TE 20:42MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR  9:56MS  2:10VT 
 1- 9          16:46SS         18:31TE 21:40MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR 10:22MS  3: 8VT 
 1-10          16:46SS         18:32TE 22:38MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR 10:48MS  4: 6VT 
 1-11          16:47SS         18:34TE 23:37MR  6: 3TS          7:48SR 11:15MS  5: 3VT 
 1-12          16:49SS         18:34TE  0:37MR  6: 1TS          7:48SR 11:43MS  6: 2VT 
 1-13          16:49SS         18:36TE  1:39MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR          7: 2VT 
 1-14  12:16MS 16:52SS         18:37TE  2:40MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR          8: 3VT 
 1-15  12:52MS 16:52SS         18:37TE  3:43MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR          9: 6VT 
 1-16  13:37MS 16:53SS         18:38TE  4:46MR  6: 0TS          7:45SR         10: 7VT 
 1-17  14:28MS 16:55SS         18:40TE  5:45MR  6: 0TS          7:45SR         11: 4VT 
 1-18  15:31MS 16:57SS         18:42TE          5:58TS  6:39MR  7:43SR         11:16VT 
 1-19  16:34MS 16:58SS         18:43TE          5:58TS  7:28MR  7:43SR         11:15VT 
 1-20          17: 0SS 17:47MS 18:43TE          5:58TS          7:43SR  8:11MR 11:14VT 
 1-21          17: 1SS         18:45TE 19: 4MS  5:56TS          7:41SR  8:48MR 10:52VT 
 1-22          17: 1SS         18:46TE 20:19MS  5:56TS          7:40SR  9:23MR  9:37VT 
 1-23          17: 4SS         18:47TE 21:34MS  5:55TS          7:40SR  9:57MR  8:21VT 
 1-24          17: 4SS         18:49TE 22:47MS  5:55TS          7:39SR 10:31MR  7: 7VT 
 1-25          17: 7SS         18:49TE 23:58MS  5:54TS          7:37SR 11: 4MR  5:55VT 
 1-26          17: 7SS         18:52TE  1: 7MS  5:54TS          7:37SR 11:40MR  4:46VT 
 1-27          17: 8SS         18:52TE  2:12MS  5:52TS          7:35SR          3:40VT 
 1-28  12:21MR 17:10SS         18:53TE  3:13MS  5:52TS          7:34SR          2:38VT 
 1-29  13: 4MR 17:12SS         18:55TE  4:10MS  5:50TS          7:34SR          1:40VT 
 1-30  13:52MR 17:13SS         18:57TE  5: 0MS  5:49TS          7:33SR          0:49VT 
 1-31  14:43MR 17:15SS         18:58TE  5:45MS  5:49TS          7:31SR          0: 4VT 

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees)
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
 2- 1  15:40MR 17:16SS         18:58TE          5:48TS  6:25MS  7:30SR          0: 0VT 
 2- 2  16:36MR 17:17SS         19: 1TE          5:46TS  6:58MS  7:28SR          0: 0VT 
 2- 3          17:19SS 17:34MR 19: 1TE          5:46TS          7:28SR  7:31MS  0: 0VT 
 2- 4          17:21SS 18:32MR 19: 2TE          5:43TS          7:25SR  7:58MS  0: 0VT 
 2- 5          17:22SS         19: 4TE 19:31MR  5:43TS          7:25SR  8:26MS  0:26VT 
 2- 6          17:23SS         19: 6TE 20:30MR  5:41TS          7:24SR  8:52MS  1:23VT 
 2- 7          17:25SS         19: 7TE 21:28MR  5:40TS          7:22SR  9:18MS  2:20VT 
 2- 8          17:27SS         19: 8TE 22:27MR  5:40TS          7:20SR  9:47MS  3:18VT 
 2- 9          17:28SS         19:10TE 23:27MR  5:37TS          7:19SR 10:16MS  4:16VT 
 2-10          17:30SS         19:10TE  0:27MR  5:37TS          7:18SR 10:51MS  5:16VT 
 2-11          17:31SS         19:13TE  1:28MR  5:35TS          7:16SR 11:30MS  6:14VT 
 2-12          17:32SS         19:13TE  2:28MR  5:34TS          7:15SR          7:15VT 
 2-13  12:16MS 17:34SS         19:15TE  3:27MR  5:33TS          7:13SR          8:11VT 
 2-14  13: 8MS 17:36SS         19:16TE  4:22MR  5:31TS          7:11SR          9: 6VT 
 2-15  14:10MS 17:37SS         19:17TE  5:13MR  5:30TS          7:10SR          9:56VT 
 2-16  15:19MS 17:38SS         19:19TE          5:28TS  5:58MR  7: 9SR         10: 8VT 
 2-17  16:34MS 17:40SS         19:21TE          5:26TS  6:40MR  7: 7SR         10: 5VT 
 2-18          17:40SS 17:51MS 19:22TE          5:25TS          7: 5SR  7:18MR 10: 2VT 
 2-19          17:43SS 19: 7MS 19:23TE          5:24TS          7: 4SR  7:54MR 10: 0VT 
 2-20          17:43SS         19:25TE 20:25MS  5:22TS          7: 3SR  8:29MR  8:56VT 
 2-21          17:46SS         19:25TE 21:40MS  5:20TS          7: 1SR  9: 3MR  7:40VT 
 2-22          17:46SS         19:28TE 22:52MS  5:19TS          6:58SR  9:41MR  6:26VT 
 2-23          17:49SS         19:28TE  0: 1MS  5:16TS          6:58SR 10:19MR  5:15VT 
 2-24          17:49SS         19:30TE  1: 4MS  5:16TS          6:55SR 11: 3MR  4:11VT 
 2-25          17:51SS         19:31TE  2: 4MS  5:13TS          6:54SR 11:49MR  3: 9VT 
 2-26          17:52SS         19:32TE  2:57MS  5:11TS          6:52SR          2:14VT 
 2-27  12:40MR 17:53SS         19:34TE  3:43MS  5:10TS          6:50SR          1:27VT 
 2-28  13:34MR 17:55SS         19:36TE  4:24MS  5: 9TS          6:49SR          0:45VT 

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees)
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
 3- 1  14:30MR 17:57SS         19:37TE  5: 1MS  5: 7TS          6:46SR          0: 5VT 
 3- 2  15:28MR 17:58SS         19:38TE          5: 4TS  5:33MS  6:45SR          0: 0VT 
 3- 3  16:25MR 18: 0SS         19:40TE          5: 3TS  6: 3MS  6:43SR          0: 0VT 
 3- 4  17:23MR 18: 1SS         19:40TE          5: 1TS  6:30MS  6:41SR          0: 0VT 
 3- 5          18: 2SS 18:22MR 19:43TE          5: 0TS          6:40SR  6:56MS  0: 0VT 
 3- 6          18: 4SS 19:21MR 19:43TE          4:58TS          6:37SR  7:22MS  0: 0VT 
 3- 7          18: 4SS         19:46TE 20:19MR  4:55TS          6:35SR  7:50MS  0:33VT 
 3- 8          18: 7SS         19:46TE 21:19MR  4:54TS          6:34SR  8:19MS  1:32VT 
 3- 9          18: 7SS         19:47TE 22:19MR  4:52TS          6:31SR  8:52MS  2:31VT 
 3-10          18: 8SS         19:49TE 23:19MR  4:49TS          6:31SR  9:29MS  3:29VT 
 3-11          18:10SS         19:51TE  0:19MR  4:48TS          6:28SR 10:10MS  4:27VT 
 3-12          18:12SS         19:52TE  1:16MR  4:46TS          6:26SR 11: 0MS  5:23VT 
 3-13          18:13SS         19:53TE  2:10MR  4:43TS          6:25SR 11:55MS  6:16VT 
 3-14          18:15SS         19:55TE  3: 1MR  4:41TS          6:22SR          7: 6VT 
 3-15  12:58MS 18:16SS         19:57TE  3:49MR  4:40TS          6:20SR          7:51VT 
 3-16  14: 7MS 18:16SS         19:58TE  4:31MR  4:37TS          6:19SR          8:32VT 
 3-17  15:22MS 18:19SS         20: 0TE          4:35TS  5:10MR  6:16SR          8:36VT 
 3-18  16:37MS 18:19SS         20: 1TE          4:34TS  5:46MR  6:15SR          8:32VT 
 3-19  17:55MS 18:21SS         20: 2TE          4:31TS          6:13SR  6:22MR  8:29VT 
 3-20          18:22SS 19:12MS 20: 4TE          4:30TS          6:11SR  6:58MR  8:25VT 
 3-21          18:23SS         20: 6TE 20:28MS  4:28TS          6:10SR  7:34MR  7:59VT 
 3-22          18:25SS         20: 7TE 21:40MS  4:25TS          6: 7SR  8:14MR  6:45VT 
 3-23          18:27SS         20: 8TE 22:49MS  4:24TS          6: 5SR  8:56MR  5:34VT 
 3-24          18:28SS         20:10TE 23:52MS  4:22TS          6: 4SR  9:44MR  4:29VT 
 3-25          18:28SS         20:10TE  0:50MS  4:19TS          6: 1SR 10:34MR  3:29VT 
 3-26          18:30SS         20:13TE  1:40MS  4:18TS          6: 0SR 11:28MR  2:37VT 
 3-27          18:31SS         20:13TE  2:22MS  4:16TS          5:58SR          1:53VT 
 3-28  12:23MR 18:32SS         20:16TE  3: 1MS  4:13TS          5:55SR          1:12VT 
 3-29  13:21MR 18:34SS         20:16TE  3:34MS  4:11TS          5:55SR          0:37VT 
 3-30  14:19MR 18:36SS         20:19TE  4: 4MS  4: 9TS          5:52SR          0: 4VT 
 3-31  15:16MR 18:37SS         20:21TE          4: 7TS  4:33MS  5:50SR          0: 0VT 

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees)
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  12: 1MS 16:57SS         18:38TE 22: 0MR  5: 9TS          6:50SR          3:21VT 
11- 2  12:43MS 16:55SS         18:37TE 22:58MR  5:10TS          6:52SR          4:21VT 
11- 3  13:19MS 16:55SS         18:36TE 23:58MR  5:11TS          6:54SR          5:22VT 
11- 4  13:49MS 16:52SS         18:34TE  0:57MR  5:13TS          6:55SR          6:23VT 
11- 5  14:19MS 16:52SS         18:34TE  1:57MR  5:13TS          6:56SR          7:22VT 
11- 6  14:46MS 16:49SS         18:32TE  2:55MR  5:16TS          6:58SR          8:22VT 
11- 7  15:13MS 16:49SS         18:31TE  3:52MR  5:16TS          6:58SR          9:21VT 
11- 8  15:38MS 16:47SS         18:30TE  4:52MR  5:18TS          7: 1SR         10:22VT 
11- 9  16: 7MS 16:46SS         18:28TE          5:19TS  5:50MR  7: 1SR         10:50VT 
11-10  16:37MS 16:45SS         18:28TE          5:20TS  6:49MR  7: 4SR         10:52VT 
11-11          16:43SS 17:10MS 18:27TE          5:22TS          7: 4SR  7:49MR 10:54VT 
11-12          16:43SS 17:49MS 18:25TE          5:22TS          7: 5SR  8:45MR 10:57VT 
11-13          16:42SS         18:25TE 18:32MS  5:24TS          7: 7SR  9:41MR 10:51VT 
11-14          16:40SS         18:23TE 19:22MS  5:25TS          7: 9SR 10:31MR 10: 3VT 
11-15          16:40SS         18:22TE 20:17MS  5:26TS          7:10SR 11:18MR  9: 9VT 
11-16          16:38SS         18:22TE 21:17MS  5:28TS          7:11SR          8:10VT 
11-17  12: 0MR 16:37SS         18:22TE 22:22MS  5:28TS          7:13SR          7: 6VT 
11-18  12:37MR 16:37SS         18:21TE 23:31MS  5:30TS          7:15SR          5:58VT 
11-19  13:13MR 16:36SS         18:19TE  0:40MS  5:31TS          7:16SR          4:50VT 
11-20  13:46MR 16:34SS         18:19TE  1:52MS  5:33TS          7:16SR          3:40VT 
11-21  14:19MR 16:34SS         18:19TE  3: 7MS  5:34TS          7:19SR          2:27VT 
11-22  14:55MR 16:34SS         18:17TE  4:20MS  5:34TS          7:19SR          1:13VT 
11-23  15:31MR 16:32SS         18:17TE  5:34MS  5:35TS          7:20SR          0: 1VT 
11-24  16:12MR 16:31SS         18:16TE          5:37TS  6:48MS  7:22SR          0: 0VT 
11-25          16:31SS 16:57MR 18:16TE          5:39TS          7:24SR  7:55MS  0: 0VT 
11-26          16:31SS 17:47MR 18:16TE          5:40TS          7:25SR  8:56MS  0: 0VT 
11-27          16:30SS         18:16TE 18:43MR  5:40TS          7:25SR  9:51MS  0:26VT 
11-28          16:30SS         18:15TE 19:43MR  5:41TS          7:28SR 10:37MS  1:28VT 
11-29          16:28SS         18:15TE 20:43MR  5:43TS          7:28SR 11:16MS  2:28VT 
11-30          16:28SS         18:15TE 21:45MR  5:43TS          7:30SR 11:51MS  3:30VT 

Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. (Longitude: West 122.68 degrees & Latitude: North 45.52 degrees)
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
12- 1          16:28SS         18:13TE 22:46MR  5:45TS          7:31SR          4:32VT 
12- 2  12:22MS 16:28SS         18:13TE 23:46MR  5:46TS          7:31SR          5:32VT 
12- 3  12:49MS 16:28SS         18:13TE  0:45MR  5:46TS          7:33SR          6:31VT 
12- 4  13:16MS 16:27SS         18:13TE  1:43MR  5:48TS          7:34SR          7:29VT 
12- 5  13:41MS 16:27SS         18:13TE  2:40MR  5:49TS          7:34SR          8:27VT 
12- 6  14: 8MS 16:27SS         18:13TE  3:40MR  5:49TS          7:35SR          9:27VT 
12- 7  14:37MS 16:27SS         18:13TE  4:40MR  5:50TS          7:37SR         10:26VT 
12- 8  15:10MS 16:27SS         18:13TE  5:39MR  5:52TS          7:37SR         11:25VT 
12- 9  15:49MS 16:25SS         18:13TE          5:52TS  6:37MR  7:39SR         11:38VT 
12-10          16:25SS 16:28MS 18:13TE          5:52TS  7:34MR  7:40SR         11:39VT 
12-11          16:27SS 17:16MS 18:13TE          5:54TS          7:40SR  8:29MR 11:40VT 
12-12          16:27SS 18:10MS 18:13TE          5:55TS          7:41SR  9:17MR 11:41VT 
12-13          16:27SS         18:13TE 19:10MS  5:55TS          7:43SR 10: 1MR 10:45VT 
12-14          16:27SS         18:13TE 20:15MS  5:55TS          7:43SR 10:40MR  9:40VT 
12-15          16:27SS         18:13TE 21:22MS  5:56TS          7:43SR 11:16MR  8:34VT 
12-16          16:27SS         18:15TE 22:31MS  5:58TS          7:45SR 11:51MR  7:26VT 
12-17          16:28SS         18:15TE 23:42MS  5:58TS          7:46SR          6:15VT 
12-18  12:22MR 16:28SS         18:15TE  0:53MS  5:58TS          7:46SR          5: 5VT 
12-19  12:55MR 16:28SS         18:16TE  2: 4MS  5:58TS          7:46SR          3:54VT 
12-20  13:30MR 16:28SS         18:16TE  3:16MS  6: 0TS          7:46SR          2:43VT 
12-21  14: 7MR 16:28SS         18:16TE  4:26MS  6: 0TS          7:48SR          1:33VT 
12-22  14:48MR 16:30SS         18:16TE  5:35MS  6: 1TS          7:48SR          0:25VT 
12-23  15:37MR 16:30SS         18:17TE          6: 1TS  6:40MS  7:49SR          0: 0VT 
12-24  16:27MR 16:31SS         18:17TE          6: 1TS  7:37MS  7:49SR          0: 0VT 
12-25          16:31SS 17:25MR 18:19TE          6: 1TS          7:49SR  8:29MS  0: 0VT 
12-26          16:31SS         18:19TE 18:25MR  6: 1TS          7:49SR  9:11MS  0: 6VT 
12-27          16:32SS         18:19TE 19:28MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR  9:48MS  1: 8VT 
12-28          16:34SS         18:21TE 20:30MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR 10:22MS  2: 8VT 
12-29          16:34SS         18:22TE 21:31MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR 10:51MS  3: 8VT 
12-30          16:34SS         18:22TE 22:31MR  6: 3TS          7:49SR 11:19MS  4: 9VT 
12-31          16:36SS         18:22TE 23:31MR  6: 4TS          7:50SR 11:45MS  5: 8VT 

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