Pyxis Constellation
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Pyxis, the compass, is a faint southern constellation named by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, representing a compass on a ship's navigation tool.
Pyxis Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 25.9% illuminated  | 11:16 | -3° |
| Moonset | 20:29 | -59° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 21:21 | -49° |
| Pyxis rise | 01:36 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:21 | 23° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:51 | 26° |
| Sunrise | 05:19 | 27° |
| Pyxis transit | 06:16 | 29° |
Track Pyxis position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Pyxis
| Date | Sun, 18 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 17:54 |
| Twilight end | 03:49 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 55m |
| Rise | 01:32 |
| Set | 10:52 |
| Elevation at transit | 29° |
| Transit time | 06:12 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 08h 52m 49s", Dec: -23° 57' 04s |