Pyxis Constellation
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Pyxis, the compass, is a faint southern constellation named by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, representing a compass on a ship's navigation tool.
Pyxis Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moonrise, 34% illuminated  | 23:38 | -31° |
| Pyxis rise | 02:23 | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 03:08 | 7° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:10 | 16° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:40 | 20° |
| Sunrise | 05:08 | 23° |
| Pyxis transit | 07:03 | 29° |
| Moonset | 14:14 | -28° |
Track Pyxis position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Pyxis
| Date | Tue, 6 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:06 |
| Twilight end | 03:34 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 28m |
| Rise | 02:19 |
| Set | 11:39 |
| Elevation at transit | 29° |
| Transit time | 06:59 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 08h 52m 49s", Dec: -23° 57' 04s |