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The following is a list of the brighter constellations easily visible throughout most of North America or Europe at various times of the year. The suggested times are for the best positioning of the constellations, but you should realize that the constellations are visible at other times as well. For instance, the constellations visible at 9 p.m. in mid-March are about the same as those visible at 11 p.m. in mid-February. These times are approximately when the constellations are as high as they get, and located on a North-South line. Times are given for 9 p.m. Standard Time, and 10 p.m. during Daylight Saving Time (or Summer Time). Use your planetarium software for a star chart of the current month, and visit the links for more information on the constellations. The kinks are to Chris Dolan's Constellations page listed above.

Taurus (9 p.m. mid-January, high overhead)
Orion (9 p.m., late January, high the South)
Auriga (9 p.m., late January, high overhead)
Canis Major (9 p.m., mid-February, high to the South)
Gemini (9 p.m., mid-February, high overhead)
Cancer (9 p.m., mid-March, high overhead)

(Daylight Saving Time begins the first Sunday in April for North America)

Leo (10 p.m., mid-April, high overhead)
Ursa Major (10 p.m., late April, high to the North)
Corvus (10 p.m., early May, low to the South)
Virgo (10 p.m., late May, high to the South)
Boötes (10 p.m., mid-June, high overhead)
Libra (10 p.m., late June, low to the South)
Ursa Minor (10 p.m., late June, high to the North)
Corona Borealis (10 p.m., late June, high overhead)
Draco (10 p.m., mid-July, high to the North)
Hercules (10 p.m., mid-July, high overhead)
Ophiuchus (10 p.m., mid-July, high to the South)
Scorpius (10 p.m., mid-July, low to the South)
Lyra (10 p.m., mid-August, high overhead)
Sagittarius (10 p.m., mid-August, low to the South)
Aquila (10 p.m., late August, high to the South)
Capricornus (10 p.m., mid-September, low to the South)
Cygnus (10 p.m., mid-September, high overhead)
Delphinus (10 p.m., mid-September, high to the South)
Aquarius (10 p.m., early October, high to the South)
Cepheus (10 p.m., early October, high to the North)
Pegasus (10 p.m., late October, high overhead)

(Daylight Saving Time ends the last Sunday in October for North America)

Andromeda (9 p.m., mid-November, high overhead)
Cassiopeia (9 p.m., mid-November, high to the North)
Pisces (9 p.m., mid-November, high to the South)
Aries (9 p.m., early December, high overhead)
Cetus (9 p.m., early December, low to the South)
Eridanus (9 p.m., late December, low to the South)
Perseus (9 p.m., late December, high to the North)

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