Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Tuesday, October 9th.  The sun will rise at 7:50.  It’ll be up for 11 hours and 16 minutes, setting at 7:07.   The moon, 1 day past last quarter, will rise at 2:16 tomorrow morning.

The sky around 9 p.m. when it gets dark is that of summer stars overhead and to the west while the stars of autumn approach from the east.  The southern terminus of the Milky Way will reach the horizon in the southwest.  The teapot shaped constellation of Sagittarius is tipped as if pouring its contents on the southwestern horizon.  To the south is found the next constellation of the Zodiac Capricornus the sea goat.   Capricornus doesn’t have as bright a stars as Sagittarius.  It looks like the stars trace a sagging triangle.  Capricornus used to be the southernmost constellation of the Zodiac in ancient times, but precession, the slow wobbling of the earth’s axis, has shifted Sagittarius to that position now.

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

Addendum

Capricornus the way I see it. Created using Cartes duCiel.