The night sky on the night of the first Juneteenth — 19 June 1865
On 19 June 1865 Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, announcing that all enslaved people in Texas were free — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The anniversary, celebrated as Juneteenth, became a US federal holiday in 2021.
The sky over Galveston, Texas, USA
This is the real sky above Galveston, Texas, USA (29.30°N, 94.80°W) on 19 June 1865 at 22:00 Galveston local mean time (UTC−6:19) that night (1865-06-20 04:19 UTC). The Sun was 30° below the horizon: it was full night. The Moon (waning crescent, 12% lit) was below the horizon. Planets above the horizon: Jupiter (32° in the south-east), Saturn (41° in the south-west) and Mars (2° in the west). Brightest named stars up: Arcturus, Vega, Altair, Spica and Antares.
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