sightliner - find sight lines for the sun and moon

Not quite released yet.

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
20Nov2025 03:04:11 PST	jupiter	140.8	69.7	686013	0.99	123.4	-45.4
    

Here are today's sun/moon rise/set times and bearings for San Francisco:


% sl_smrs 37.8 -122.4
20Nov2025:
Sunrise:  06:56 PST (114.8°)
Sunset:   16:54 PST (245.0°)
Moonrise: 07:35 PST (123.0°)
Moonset:  16:55 PST (235.7°)
    

And here are the close celestial encounters for the next week:


% sl_data -start 20Nov2025 -duration 7d -interval 5m -planets -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_conjunctions
venus (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 24Nov2025 06:15 PST  b: 112.3° e: 1.1°  1.30° apart
  minsep at 24Nov2025 06:20 PST  b: 113.1° e: 1.9°  1.30° apart
  end at 24Nov2025 06:35 PST  b: 115.4° e: 4.3°  1.39° apart
venus (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 25Nov2025 06:10 PST  b: 112.0° e: 0.7°  1.49° apart
  minsep at 25Nov2025 06:30 PST  b: 115.0° e: 4.0°  1.39° apart
  end at 25Nov2025 06:35 PST  b: 115.8° e: 4.9°  1.49° apart
    

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