December 5, 2022
Tonight at 9 pm, the bright winter star Sirius is just starting to rise over the east-southeastern horizon. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and is often referred to as the ‘dog star’. The star is in the constellation of Canis Major which means the ‘great dog’.
The sky as it will appear tonight at 9 pm. Sirius is just starting to rise, and it can be found by extending the three stars in Orion’s Belt down towards the horizon. Star map created using Stellarium