Mensa Constellation
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Mensa, the table, is a faint southern constellation named after Table Mountain in South Africa by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
Mensa Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mensa is always below the horizon | - | |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 23:38 | -32° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 03:09 | -27° |
| Mensa transit | 03:43 | -26° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:10 | -27° |
| Moonset | 14:14 | -47° |
Track Mensa position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Mensa
| Date | Tue, 6 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:06 |
| Twilight end | 03:34 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 28m |
| Rise | Mensa is always down |
| Set | Mensa is always down |
| Elevation at transit | -26° |
| Transit time | 03:39 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 05h 32m 02s", Dec: -79° 05' 36s |