Fornax Constellation
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Fornax, the furnace, is a faint southern constellation introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille to honor the laboratory furnace.
Fornax Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:49 | -35° |
Moonrise, 86.6% illuminated  | 18:27 | -28° |
| Fornax rise | 21:15 | |
| Fornax transit | 01:15 | 20° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:06 | 9° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:36 | 6° |
| Sunrise | 05:03 | 2° |
| Fornax set | 05:16 | |
| Moonset | 09:44 | -47° |
Track Fornax position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Fornax
| Date | Wed, 30 September 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:16 |
| Twilight end | 03:29 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 13m |
| Rise | 21:15 |
| Set | 05:16 |
| Elevation at transit | 20° |
| Transit time | 01:15 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 02h 44m 49s", Dec: -32° 56' 46s |