Serpens Constellation
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Serpens, the serpent, is a constellation split into two parts, Serpens Caput (the head) and Serpens Cauda (the tail), representing a serpent held by the healer Ophiuchus.
Serpens Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 5.8% illuminated  | 08:29 | 18° |
| Serpens transit | 13:26 | 62° |
| Sunset | 16:32 | 40° |
| Civil sunset | 16:59 | 35° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:29 | 29° |
| Moonset | 18:03 | 22° |
| Serpens set | 19:55 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:18 | -28° |
| Serpens rise | 06:53 |
Track Serpens position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Serpens
| Date | Wed, 14 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 17:55 |
| Twilight end | 03:41 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 46m |
| Rise | 06:53 |
| Set | 19:51 |
| Elevation at transit | 62° |
| Transit time | 13:22 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 15h 48m 49s", Dec: 09° 41' 35s |