Scutum Constellation
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Scutum, the shield, is a small northern constellation representing a shield, associated with the Polish king John III Sobieski's victory over the Ottoman Empire.
Scutum Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 18% illuminated  | 10:26 | -3° |
| Scutum transit | 16:10 | 42° |
| Sunset | 16:29 | 42° |
| Civil sunset | 16:56 | 41° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:27 | 39° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:46 | 37° |
| Moonset | 19:34 | 22° |
| Scutum set | 21:37 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:20 | -63° |
| Scutum rise | 10:38 |
Track Scutum position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Scutum
| Date | Sat, 17 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 17:55 |
| Twilight end | 03:48 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 53m |
| Rise | 10:38 |
| Set | 21:33 |
| Elevation at transit | 42° |
| Transit time | 16:06 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 18h 40m 39s", Dec: -10° 12' 26s |