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, 23.7% illuminated  | 00:50 | -40° |
| Serpens transit | 13:54 | 62° |
| Moonset | 14:44 | 60° |
| Sunset | 16:42 | 43° |
| Civil sunset | 17:09 | 38° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 17:39 | 32° |
| Serpens set | 20:23 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:12 | -33° |
| Serpens rise | 07:21 |
Track Serpens position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Serpens
| Date | Wed, 7 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:05 |
| Twilight end | 03:35 |
| Twilight duration | 10h 30m |
| Rise | 07:21 |
| Set | 20:19 |
| Elevation at transit | 62° |
| Transit time | 13:50 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 15h 48m 49s", Dec: 09° 41' 35s |