Tahiti (Tautira: 149° 10'W, 17° 44'S)-The Sky 1/2 Hour after Sunset/ December 15, 1999

Rising and Setting Celestial Bodies are used to determine direction.

Sunset: 8:27 p.m. 'Aina Kona / WSW; Sunrise: 7:16 a.m. 'Aina / Malanai /ESE; moving from Scorpio into Sagitarrius.

Click here for Sun's Position on the Ecliptic.

Starline 3. Manaiakalani ("Come from Heaven") sets at sunset.

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

Starline 1. Ke Ka o Makali'i ("The Bailer of Makali'i") is rising at sunset.

Starline 2. Ka Iwikuamo'o ("The Backbone") rises after 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"): near Libra; (rises around 4:45 a.m. in La Malanai / E by S.)

Mars: Hoku'ula ("Red Star"): in Capricorn; (sets around midnight in 'Aina Kona / WSW.)

Jupiter: Ikaika ("Strong," "Powerful"): in Pisces, sets around 3:45 a.m. in La Ho'olua / W by N.)

Saturn: Makulu ("A drop of mist"): in Aries (sets around 4:45 a.m. in La Ho'olua / W by N.)