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2017 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          16:37SS         18:25TE 20:28MS  6: 4TS          7:50SR 10:28MR  9:35VT 
 1- 2          16:38SS         18:25TE 21:34MS  6: 4TS          7:50SR 10:58MR  8:29VT 
 1- 3          16:40SS         18:25TE 22:40MS  6: 4TS          7:49SR 11:28MR  7:23VT 
 1- 4          16:40SS         18:27TE 23:49MS  6: 4TS          7:49SR          6:14VT 
 1- 5  12: 0MR 16:42SS         18:28TE  1: 0MS  6: 4TS          7:49SR          5: 4VT 
 1- 6  12:31MR 16:43SS         18:28TE  2:10MS  6: 3TS          7:49SR          3:52VT 
 1- 7  13: 7MR 16:43SS         18:30TE  3:24MS  6: 3TS          7:49SR          2:39VT 
 1- 8  13:48MR 16:45SS         18:31TE  4:35MS  6: 3TS          7:49SR          1:27VT 
 1- 9  14:34MR 16:46SS         18:31TE  5:45MS  6: 3TS          7:49SR          0:18VT 
 1-10  15:33MR 16:46SS         18:32TE          6: 3TS  6:46MS  7:48SR          0: 0VT 
 1-11  16:31MR 16:49SS         18:34TE          6: 1TS  7:41MS  7:48SR          0: 0VT 
 1-12          16:49SS 17:37MR 18:36TE          6: 1TS          7:48SR  8:29MS  0: 0VT 
 1-13          16:51SS         18:37TE 18:46MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR  9: 8MS  0: 8VT 
 1-14          16:52SS         18:37TE 19:53MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR  9:44MS  1:16VT 
 1-15          16:53SS         18:38TE 21: 1MR  6: 1TS          7:46SR 10:13MS  2:22VT 
 1-16          16:55SS         18:40TE 22: 4MR  6: 0TS          7:45SR 10:41MS  3:24VT 
 1-17          16:55SS         18:40TE 23: 7MR  6: 0TS          7:43SR 11: 8MS  4:26VT 
 1-18          16:58SS         18:42TE  0: 7MR  5:58TS          7:43SR 11:37MS  5:25VT 
 1-19          16:58SS         18:43TE  1: 7MR  5:58TS          7:43SR          6:23VT 
 1-20  12: 4MS 17: 0SS         18:45TE  2: 5MR  5:58TS          7:41SR          7:20VT 
 1-21  12:34MS 17: 1SS         18:46TE  3: 4MR  5:56TS          7:40SR          8:17VT 
 1-22  13: 8MS 17: 2SS         18:46TE  4: 0MR  5:55TS          7:40SR          9:13VT 
 1-23  13:46MS 17: 4SS         18:49TE  4:54MR  5:55TS          7:39SR         10: 4VT 
 1-24  14:31MS 17: 6SS         18:49TE  5:45MR  5:55TS          7:39SR         10:55VT 
 1-25  15:19MS 17: 7SS         18:51TE          5:54TS  6:31MR  7:37SR         11: 2VT 
 1-26  16:15MS 17: 8SS         18:52TE          5:52TS  7:15MR  7:37SR         11: 0VT 
 1-27          17:10SS 17:15MS 18:53TE          5:52TS          7:34SR  7:54MR 10:58VT 
 1-28          17:12SS 18:19MS 18:55TE          5:50TS          7:34SR  8:30MR 10:55VT 
 1-29          17:13SS         18:55TE 19:25MS  5:49TS          7:33SR  9: 2MR 10:24VT 
 1-30          17:13SS         18:57TE 20:32MS  5:49TS          7:31SR  9:33MR  9:16VT 
 1-31          17:16SS         18:58TE 21:40MS  5:48TS          7:31SR 10: 4MR  8: 7VT 

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

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          17:58SS         19:37TE 21:51MS  5: 5TS          6:46SR  9:11MR  7:14VT 
 3- 2          17:58SS         19:38TE 23: 2MS  5: 4TS          6:43SR  9:48MR  6: 1VT 
 3- 3          18: 1SS         19:40TE  0:13MS  5: 1TS          6:41SR 10:28MR  4:47VT 
 3- 4          18: 1SS         19:42TE  1:22MS  5: 1TS          6:40SR 11:16MR  3:38VT 
 3- 5          18: 2SS         19:43TE  2:25MS  4:58TS          6:39SR          2:33VT 
 3- 6  12: 8MR 18: 4SS         19:45TE  3:24MS  4:56TS          6:37SR          1:32VT 
 3- 7  13: 7MR 18: 6SS         19:46TE  4:15MS  4:55TS          6:34SR          0:40VT 
 3- 8  14:10MR 18: 7SS         19:47TE          4:52TS  4:58MS  6:33SR          0: 0VT 
 3- 9  15:16MR 18: 8SS         19:49TE          4:50TS  5:37MS  6:31SR          0: 0VT 
 3-10  16:23MR 18:10SS         19:51TE          4:49TS  6:10MS  6:30SR          0: 0VT 
 3-11  17:30MR 18:10SS         19:52TE          4:46TS          6:28SR  6:40MS  0: 0VT 
 3-12          18:13SS 18:34MR 19:52TE          4:45TS          6:25SR  7:10MS  0: 0VT 
 3-13          18:13SS 19:37MR 19:55TE          4:43TS          6:24SR  7:37MS  0: 0VT 
 3-14          18:15SS         19:55TE 20:40MR  4:40TS          6:22SR  8: 4MS  0:44VT 
 3-15          18:16SS         19:58TE 21:40MR  4:39TS          6:19SR  8:33MS  1:42VT 
 3-16          18:17SS         19:58TE 22:40MR  4:37TS          6:18SR  9: 4MS  2:41VT 
 3-17          18:19SS         20: 0TE 23:37MR  4:34TS          6:16SR  9:40MS  3:37VT 
 3-18          18:21SS         20: 1TE  0:33MR  4:33TS          6:13SR 10:19MS  4:31VT 
 3-19          18:22SS         20: 2TE  1:25MR  4:31TS          6:13SR 11: 1MS  5:23VT 
 3-20          18:22SS         20: 4TE  2:16MR  4:28TS          6:10SR 11:51MS  6:11VT 
 3-21          18:25SS         20: 6TE  3: 1MR  4:26TS          6: 9SR          6:55VT 
 3-22  12:46MS 18:25SS         20: 7TE  3:43MR  4:25TS          6: 7SR          7:36VT 
 3-23  13:45MS 18:27SS         20: 8TE  4:22MR  4:22TS          6: 4SR          8:13VT 
 3-24  16: 0MS 18:28SS         20:10TE          4:20TS  4:58MR  6: 3SR          8:10VT 
 3-25  16:33MS 18:30SS         20:12TE          4:19TS  5:31MR  6: 1SR          8: 7VT 
 3-26  17: 7MS 18:31SS         20:13TE          4:16TS          5:58SR  6: 3MR  8: 3VT 
 3-27  18:19MS 18:31SS         20:15TE          4:15TS          5:56SR  6:34MR  8: 0VT 
 3-28          18:34SS 19:32MS 20:16TE          4:13TS          5:55SR  7: 9MR  7:56VT 
 3-29          18:34SS         20:17TE 20:46MS  4:10TS          5:54SR  7:46MR  7:23VT 
 3-30          18:36SS         20:19TE 22: 1MS  4: 7TS          5:52SR  8:26MR  6: 6VT 
 3-31          18:37SS         20:21TE 23:13MS  4: 5TS          5:49SR  9:11MR  4:52VT 

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

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