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, 9.3% illuminated  | 08:37 | -3° |
| Serpens transit | 15:20 | 62° |
| Sunset | 17:15 | 52° |
| Civil sunset | 17:42 | 48° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:13 | 42° |
| Moonset | 18:55 | 34° |
| Serpens set | 21:49 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 00:37 | -30° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:53 | -42° |
| Serpens rise | 08:47 |
Track Serpens position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Serpens
| Date | Wed, 16 September 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:39 |
| Twilight end | 03:16 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 37m |
| Rise | 08:47 |
| Set | 21:45 |
| Elevation at transit | 62° |
| Transit time | 15:16 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 15h 48m 49s", Dec: 09° 41' 35s |