Night sky in December
These charts show the whole sky at about 10 pm in mid-December (9 pm at the end of the month, 11 pm at the start; add an hour for daylight saving time). From 40° N the constellations highest in the sky are Perseus, Triangulum, Aries and Taurus.
Hold the chart above your head with the bottom edge toward the direction you face: the center is the point straight overhead (zenith), the edge is the horizon. East is on the left because you look up at the sky, not down at a map.
50° N40° N30° N20° Nthe equator35° S
Sky chart for 50° N
Constellations high in the sky from 50° N: Perseus, Triangulum, Cassiopeia, Auriga, Camelopardalis, Andromeda, Aries, Taurus, Cepheus, Lynx.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Deneb.
Sky chart for 40° N
Constellations high in the sky from 40° N: Perseus, Triangulum, Aries, Taurus, Auriga, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Camelopardalis, Orion, Gemini.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Deneb.
Sky chart for 30° N
Constellations high in the sky from 30° N: Aries, Perseus, Taurus, Triangulum, Auriga, Orion, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Pisces, Gemini.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Deneb.
Sky chart for 20° N
Constellations high in the sky from 20° N: Taurus, Aries, Triangulum, Perseus, Orion, Auriga, Cetus, Andromeda, Pisces, Gemini.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Pollux, Adhara.
Sky chart for the equator
Constellations high in the sky from the equator: Taurus, Aries, Eridanus, Cetus, Orion, Fornax, Lepus, Triangulum, Caelum, Perseus.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Canopus, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Achernar, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran.
Sky chart for 35° S
Constellations high in the sky from 35° S: Eridanus, Fornax, Caelum, Horologium, Reticulum, Columba, Dorado, Pictor, Lepus, Phoenix.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Sirius, Canopus, Rigel, Procyon, Achernar, Betelgeuse, Acrux, Aldebaran.
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