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          17:55SS         19:37TE 19:52MR  6:10TS          7:52SR 11:22MS  0:14VT 
11- 2          17:55SS         19:37TE 20:40MR  6:10TS          7:54SR          1: 3VT 
11- 3  12: 7MS 17:53SS         19:34TE 21:36MR  6:13TS          7:55SR          2: 1VT 
Daylight Saving Time ends November 4, 2:00 am. The below times are PST
11- 4          16:52SS         18:34TE 21:34MR  5:13TS          6:55SR          3: 0VT 
11- 5  12:19MS 16:51SS         18:32TE 22:34MR  5:15TS          6:58SR          4: 1VT 
11- 6  12:49MS 16:49SS         18:31TE 23:40MR  5:16TS          6:58SR          5: 8VT 
11- 7  13:18MS 16:47SS         18:31TE  0:45MR  5:18TS          7: 1SR          6:13VT 
11- 8  13:46MS 16:46SS         18:30TE  1:54MR  5:19TS          7: 1SR          7:24VT 
11- 9  14:13MS 16:46SS         18:28TE  3: 4MR  5:19TS          7: 3SR          8:36VT 
11-10  14:41MS 16:45SS         18:28TE  4:19MR  5:22TS          7: 4SR          9:51VT 
11-11  15:15MS 16:43SS         18:27TE          5:22TS  5:37MR  7: 5SR         10:55VT 
11-12  15:56MS 16:42SS         18:25TE          5:24TS  6:54MR  7: 7SR         10:58VT 
11-13  16:37MS 16:40SS         18:25TE          5:25TS          7: 9SR  8: 8MR 10:59VT 
11-14          16:40SS 17:31MS 18:23TE          5:26TS          7:10SR  9:15MR 11: 3VT 
11-15          16:38SS         18:22TE 18:34MS  5:28TS          7:11SR 10:13MR 10:53VT 
11-16          16:37SS         18:22TE 19:43MS  5:28TS          7:13SR 11: 1MR  9:45VT 
11-17          16:37SS         18:21TE 20:55MS  5:30TS          7:13SR 11:40MR  8:34VT 
11-18          16:36SS         18:19TE 22: 7MS  5:31TS          7:16SR          7:23VT 
11-19  12:13MR 16:34SS         18:19TE 23:17MS  5:33TS          7:16SR          6:15VT 
11-20  12:43MR 16:34SS         18:19TE  0:25MS  5:34TS          7:18SR          5: 9VT 
11-21  13: 8MR 16:34SS         18:17TE  1:30MS  5:34TS          7:19SR          4: 4VT 
11-22  13:34MR 16:32SS         18:17TE  2:34MS  5:35TS          7:20SR          3: 1VT 
11-23  14: 0MR 16:31SS         18:16TE  3:35MS  5:37TS          7:22SR          2: 1VT 
11-24  14:26MR 16:31SS         18:16TE  4:37MS  5:37TS          7:24SR          1: 0VT 
11-25  14:55MR 16:31SS         18:16TE  5:37MS  5:39TS          7:25SR          0: 1VT 
11-26  15:28MR 16:30SS         18:16TE          5:40TS  6:34MS  7:25SR          0: 0VT 
11-27  16: 6MR 16:30SS         18:15TE          5:41TS          7:26SR  7:30MS  0: 0VT 
11-28          16:28SS 16:49MR 18:15TE          5:43TS          7:28SR  8:19MS  0: 0VT 
11-29          16:28SS 17:37MR 18:15TE          5:43TS          7:30SR  9: 6MS  0: 0VT 
11-30          16:28SS         18:13TE 18:30MR  5:45TS          7:31SR  9:45MS  0:16VT 

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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