A star for a night you remember
Choose a place and a moment that matters to you. Revisit its sky, spin the wheel and meet one of the stars that was above the horizon.
Think of a place you’d like to return to, an evening you spent with someone, or an ordinary night you still remember. You can leave yourself a line about it on the card you’ll take away.
Your sky and your star wheel
- Constellation
- Distance
- Colour
- Position in your sky
Find your star again
How the wheel chooses
The map uses more than 5,000 catalogue stars across the whole sky. The wheel gives an equal chance to each of the 67 named stars in the guide that is at least 10° above your horizon. If your chosen time is in daylight or bright twilight, the map advances to the next time the Sun is at least 6° below the horizon and shows that time instead.
Positions are approximate. The viewing guide uses a clear, unobstructed horizon. Your entries and the card are processed in your browser.
d3-celestial / Olaf Frohn (BSD 3-Clause) · Bright star catalogue · Sidereal time · Constellation stories · Tanabata
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