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 | |
| Pyxis transit | 06:23 | 29° |
Moonrise, 18% illuminated  | 10:26 | 6° |
| Pyxis set | 11:03 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:51 | -75° |
| Moonset | 19:34 | -69° |
| Pyxis rise | 01:40 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:20 | 23° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:50 | 25° |
| Sunrise | 05:18 | 27° |
Track Pyxis position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Pyxis
| Date | Sat, 17 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 17:55 |
| Twilight end | 03:48 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 53m |
| Rise | 01:40 |
| Set | 10:59 |
| Elevation at transit | 29° |
| Transit time | 06:20 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 08h 52m 49s", Dec: -23° 57' 04s |