Hawai'i (Honolulu: 157° 52'W, 21° 18'N), -The Sky 1/2 Hour after Sunset/ January 15, 2000

Rising and Setting Celestial Bodies are used to determine direction.

Sunset: 6:10 p.m. 'Aina Kona / WSW; Sunrise: 7:12 a.m. 'Aina / Malanai /ESE; moving from Sagitarrius into Capricorn.

Click here for Sun's Position on the Ecliptic.

Starline 3. Manaiakalani ("Come from Heaven") setting with t he sun.

Starline 4. Ka Lupe o Kawelo ("The Kite of Kawelo") sets before midnight.

Starline 1. Ke Ka o Makali'i ("The Bailer of Makali'i") is setting before dawn.

Starline 2. Ka Iwikuamo'o ("The Backbone") rises before midnight.

Click here for a Star Map (from Voyager II: Dynamic Sky Simulator, Version 2.0, Carina Software)

Click here for Stars and Constellations in Each Star Line and Declinations and Houses of the Stars

Planetary Data: Hoku hele ("Traveling Stars") or Planets move slowly among the fixed stars; hence, their Hawaiian names hoku hele or hoku 'ae'a ("Wandering Stars"). Their rising & setting points can be determined from nearby stars.)

Venus: Hokuloa ("Long Star"): in Scorpio; (rises around 4:30 a.m. in 'Aina Malanai / ESE.)

Mars: Hoku'ula ("Red Star"): in Aquarius; (sets around 9:30 p.m. in La Kona / W by S.)

Jupiter: Ikaika ("Strong," "Powerful"): in Pisces, set around 1 a.m. in La Ho'olua / W by N.)

Saturn: Makulu ("A drop of mist"): near Aries (sets around 2:00 a.m. in La Ho'olua / W by N.)