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, 69.9% illuminated  | 14:39 | 62° |
| Serpens transit | 14:53 | 62° |
| Sunset | 17:04 | 49° |
| Civil sunset | 17:32 | 45° |
| Twilight start (−12°) | 18:02 | 39° |
| Serpens set | 21:22 | |
| Moonset | 00:43 | -34° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 00:52 | -35° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:59 | -40° |
| Serpens rise | 08:20 |
Track Serpens position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Serpens
| Date | Wed, 23 September 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:27 |
| Twilight end | 03:22 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 56m |
| Rise | 08:20 |
| Set | 21:18 |
| Elevation at transit | 62° |
| Transit time | 14:49 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 15h 48m 49s", Dec: 09° 41' 35s |