Night sky in July
These charts show the whole sky at about 10 pm in mid-July (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 Hercules, Lyra, Corona Borealis and Cygnus.
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: Lyra, Hercules, Draco, Corona Borealis, Cygnus, Ursa Minor, Cepheus, Boötes, Vulpecula, Sagitta.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Deneb.
Sky chart for 40° N
Constellations high in the sky from 40° N: Hercules, Lyra, Corona Borealis, Cygnus, Draco, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Boötes, Serpens, Ursa Minor.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, Deneb.
Sky chart for 30° N
Constellations high in the sky from 30° N: Hercules, Lyra, Corona Borealis, Serpens, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Ophiuchus, Cygnus, Boötes, Aquila.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, Deneb.
Sky chart for 20° N
Constellations high in the sky from 20° N: Hercules, Serpens, Lyra, Ophiuchus, Corona Borealis, Sagitta, Scutum, Aquila, Vulpecula, Boötes.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Antares, Spica, Deneb.
Sky chart for the equator
Constellations high in the sky from the equator: Ophiuchus, Serpens, Scutum, Hercules, Aquila, Scorpius, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Libra, Corona Borealis.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Rigil Kentaurus, Arcturus, Vega, Hadar, Altair, Antares, Spica, Deneb.
Sky chart for 35° S
Constellations high in the sky from 35° S: Scorpius, Corona Australis, Ara, Sagittarius, Norma, Telescopium, Lupus, Ophiuchus, Scutum, Triangulum Australe.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Rigil Kentaurus, Arcturus, Vega, Achernar, Hadar, Acrux, Altair, Antares.
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