Here are the current positions of the celestial objects, above the horizon as seen from San Francisco:
% sl_data -planets -num 1 -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_find 'elev>0' # datetime object bearing elev dist full sunsep sunelev 17Mar2026 19:31:55 PDT venus 266.2 12.8 241483 0.96 16.7 -3.1 17Mar2026 19:31:55 PDT jupiter 134.4 70.2 725581 0.99 107.4 -3.1 17Mar2026 19:31:55 PDT saturn 267.8 2.5 1569785 1.00 6.7 -3.1
Here are today's sun/moon rise/set times and bearings for San Francisco:
% sl_smrs 37.8 -122.4 17Mar2026: Sunrise: 07:18 PDT (91.0°) Sunset: 19:18 PDT (269.3°) Moonrise: 06:36 PDT (101.2°) Moonset: 18:11 PDT (262.8°)
And here are the close celestial encounters for the next week:
% sl_data -start 17Mar2026 -duration 7d -interval 5m -planets -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_conjunctions mercury (crescent) and moon (crescent) start at 17Mar2026 06:40 PDT b: 100.8° e: 1.6° 2.62° apart minsep at 17Mar2026 06:40 PDT b: 100.8° e: 1.6° 2.62° apart end at 17Mar2026 06:55 PDT b: 103.1° e: 4.2° 2.62° apart
