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 | |
Moonrise, 99.8% illuminated  | 16:51 | -49° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:54 | -37° |
| Fornax rise | 21:26 | |
| Fornax transit | 01:27 | 20° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:03 | 11° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:34 | 7° |
| Sunrise | 05:01 | 4° |
| Fornax set | 05:28 | |
| Moonset | 06:07 | -6° |
Track Fornax position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Fornax
| Date | Mon, 28 September 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:23 |
| Twilight end | 03:31 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 8m |
| Rise | 21:23 |
| Set | 05:24 |
| Elevation at transit | 20° |
| Transit time | 01:23 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 02h 44m 49s", Dec: -32° 56' 46s |