Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Monday, March 21st.  The sun will rise at 7:44.  It’ll be up for 12 hours and 11 minutes, setting at 7:55.   The moon, 2 days past full, will rise at 11:00 this evening.

In the south and southeastern sky at 10 p.m. can be found the constellation of Hydra the water snake.  Unlike the monster of the same name this Hydra has but one head, which is its most distinctive part.  At 10 p.m. look to the south.  The head of Hydra is located below a line from the constellation Leo the Lion in the southeast and Gemini high in the south.  Hydra’s head is a small but distinctive group of 6 stars that make a drooping loop to the right.  The rest of Hydra wends its way to the southeastern horizon, and eventually ends near the spring and summer transitional constellation of Libra the scales.  Over the next few months Hydra will slither across the southern skies.

* Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Hydra Rising. Created using Stellarium a free planetarium program.