sightliner - find sight lines for the sun and moon

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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
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	sun	135.7	22.8	148238	1.00	0.0	22.8
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	moon	301.5	4.3	359	0.93	149.6	22.8
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	mercury	125.0	4.5	125654	0.39	21.0	22.8
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	venus	145.2	34.8	244527	0.97	14.6	22.8
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	mars	125.7	9.1	361317	0.99	16.7	22.8
07Nov2025 09:04:38 PST	jupiter	272.3	33.1	712209	0.99	110.5	22.8
    

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


% sl_smrs 37.8 -122.4
07Nov2025:
Sunrise:  06:42 PST (110.4°)
Sunset:   17:04 PST (249.4°)
Moonrise: 18:48 PST (53.4°)
Moonset:  09:35 PST (305.9°)
    

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


% sl_data -start 07Nov2025 -duration 7d -interval 5m -planets -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_conjunctions
mars (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 10Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 237.5° e: 4.0°  2.60° apart
  minsep at 10Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 237.5° e: 4.0°  2.60° apart
  end at 10Nov2025 17:50 PST  b: 241.4° e: 0.0°  2.60° apart
mars (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 11Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 238.1° e: 3.5°  1.77° apart
  minsep at 11Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 238.1° e: 3.5°  1.77° apart
  end at 11Nov2025 17:45 PST  b: 241.2° e: 0.4°  1.77° apart
mars (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 12Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 238.6° e: 3.1°  1.17° apart
  minsep at 12Nov2025 17:30 PST  b: 239.4° e: 2.3°  1.08° apart
  end at 12Nov2025 17:40 PST  b: 240.9° e: 0.8°  1.22° apart
mars (full) and mercury (crescent)
  start at 13Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 239.2° e: 2.6°  1.58° apart
  minsep at 13Nov2025 17:25 PST  b: 239.2° e: 2.6°  1.58° apart
  end at 13Nov2025 17:35 PST  b: 240.8° e: 1.1°  1.62° apart
    

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