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 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT sun 179.6 49.9 148749 1.00 0.0 49.9 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT moon 225.7 13.3 392 0.19 52.4 49.9 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT mercury 199.2 45.0 94718 0.10 14.1 49.9 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT venus 153.9 52.6 242864 0.96 16.2 49.9 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT mars 197.1 41.7 347306 0.99 14.6 49.9 14Mar2026 13:17:36 PDT saturn 165.0 50.6 1568728 1.00 9.4 49.9
Here are today's sun/moon rise/set times and bearings for San Francisco:
% sl_smrs 37.8 -122.4 14Mar2026: Sunrise: 07:22 PDT (92.4°) Sunset: 19:16 PDT (267.9°) Moonrise: 05:07 PDT (120.9°) Moonset: 14:50 PDT (241.0°)
And here are the close celestial encounters for the next week:
% sl_data -start 14Mar2026 -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
