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

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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