by Alan Sheehan B.E. 1/1/96
The following Azimuths are the Bearing from True North to the star as it rises. Setting Azimuths (bearing from True North to the star as it sets) can be found by subtracting the Rise Azimuth from 360.
NV means "not visible", while AV means "always visible" (ie the star doesn't set/rise).
Latitude of Observer (degrees North) Star 20 10 0 -10 -20 Des. Con. Name alpha CMa Sirius 108 107 107 107 108 alpha Car Canopus 148 144 143 144 148 alpha Cen Rigel Kent 158 152 151 152 158 Alpha Lyr Vega 48 51 51 51 48 alpha Aur Capella 40 43 44 43 40 alpha Boo Arcturus 69 70 71 70 69 beta Ori Rigel 99 98 98 98 99 alpha CMi Procyon 84 85 85 85 84 alpha Eri Achernar 154 149 147 149 154 beta Cen Agena 158 152 150 152 158 alpha Aql Altair 81 81 81 81 81 alpha Ori Betelgeuse 82 82 83 82 82 alpha Tau Aldebaran 72 73 74 73 72 alpha Vir Spica 102 101 101 101 102 beta Gem Pollux 60 61 62 61 60 alpha Sco Antares 118 117 116 117 118 alpha PsA Fomalhaut 122 120 120 120 122 alpha Cyg Deneb 41 44 45 44 41 alpha Leo Regulus 77 78 78 78 77 beta Cru 157 151 150 151 157 alpha Cru Acrux 162 155 153 155 162 alpha Gem Castor 56 58 58 58 56 gamma Cru 153 148 147 148 153 epsilon CMa Adara 121 119 119 119 121 epsilon UMa Alioth 28 33 34 33 28 gamma Ori Bellatrix 83 84 84 84 83 lambda Sco Shaula 50 52 53 52 50 epsilon Car 156 151 149 151 156 omicron Cet Mira 93 93 93 93 93 epsilon Ori Alnilam 91 91 91 91 91 beta Tau Nath 59 61 61 61 59 beta Car Miaplacidus 176 162 160 162 176 alpha TrA 173 161 159 161 173 alpha Per Mirfak 36 39 40 39 36 eta UMa Benetnasch 36 40 41 40 36 gamma Gem Alhena 72 73 74 73 72 epsilon Sgr Kaus Australis 127 125 124 125 127 alpha UMa Dubhe 20 26 28 26 20 delta CMa Wesen 118 117 116 117 118 beta CMa Mirzam 109 108 108 108 109 delta Vel 150 146 145 146 150 theta Sco 137 134 133 134 137 zeta Ori Alnitak 92 92 92 92 92 beta Aur Menkalinam 41 44 45 44 41 alpha 2 Cru 162 155 153 155 162 alpha Pav Nair al Zaurak 153 148 147 148 153 alpha UMi Polaris AV AV 1 NV NV alpha Oph Ras Alhague 77 77 77 77 77 alpha Sgr Nunki 118 117 116 117 118 alpha And Alpheratz 59 60 61 60 59 xi UMa Mizar 29 34 35 34 29 alpha Hya Alphard 99 99 99 99 99 alpha Gru Al Nair 141 138 137 138 141 kappa Ori Saiph 100 100 100 100 100 lambda Vel Al Suhail 137 134 133 134 137 "gamma 1,2" Vel 141 138 137 138 141 beta Per Algol 46 48 49 48 46 beta Leo Denebola 74 75 75 75 74 alpha Ari Hamal 65 66 67 66 65 beta Cet Diphda 109 108 108 108 109 beta Gru 141 138 137 138 141 beta UMi Kocab AV 12 16 12 NV gamma Cas 22 28 29 28 22 iota Car 156 151 149 151 156 theta Cen 129 127 126 127 129 zeta Pup 133 131 130 131 133 gamma And Almak 44 47 48 47 44 alpha CrB Gemma 61 63 63 63 61 gamma Cyg 47 49 50 49 47 epsilon Sco 127 125 124 125 127 beta And Mirach 52 54 54 54 52 gamma Cen 143 140 139 140 143 gamma Dra Rastaban 34 37 39 37 34 beta Cas Caph 24 29 31 29 24 eta CMa Aludra 121 120 119 120 121 beta UMa Mirzam 28 32 34 32 28 alpha Phe 136 133 132 133 136 alpha Cas Schedar 27 32 34 32 27 delta Ori Mintaka 90 90 90 90 90 kappa Sco 132 130 129 130 132 epsilon Peg Enif 80 80 80 80 80 gamma UMa Phaeda 31 35 36 35 31 delta Sco Dschubba 114 113 113 113 114 epsilon Cen 149 145 143 145 149 beta Ari Sheratan 68 69 69 69 68 alpha Peg Markab 74 75 75 75 74 delta Leo Zosma 68 69 69 69 68 alpha Cep Aladeramin 19 26 27 26 19 beta Peg Scheat 60 62 62 62 60 gamma Leo Algieba 69 70 70 70 69 eta Oph Sabik 107 106 106 106 107 kappa Vel 151 146 145 146 151 epsilon Cyg Gienah 54 55 56 55 54 eta Cen 136 133 132 133 136 alpha Lep Arneb 109 108 108 108 109 epsilon Boo Izar 61 62 63 62 61 xi Oph 101 101 101 101 101 theta Aur 50 52 53 52 50 xi Sgr Ascella 122 120 120 120 122 pi Pup 130 128 127 128 130 "Sun, December" 115 114 113 114 115 "Sun, June" 65 66 67 66 65 "Sun, Mar, Sep" 90 90 90 90 90
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