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, 14.9% illuminated  | 01:59 | -43° |
| Serpens transit | 13:50 | 62° |
| Moonset | 15:11 | 57° |
| Sunset | 16:40 | 43° |
| Civil sunset | 17:07 | 38° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 17:38 | 32° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:34 | 21° |
| Serpens set | 20:19 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:13 | -32° |
| Serpens rise | 07:17 |
Track Serpens position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Serpens
| Date | Fri, 9 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:06 |
| Twilight end | 03:41 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 35m |
| Rise | 07:17 |
| Set | 20:15 |
| Elevation at transit | 62° |
| Transit time | 13:46 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 15h 48m 49s", Dec: 09° 41' 35s |