December solstice 2026 in Colorado Springs: the sky above you

The real sky over Colorado Springs, United States at 21 December 2026, 21:00 local time: 3,148 stars above the horizon, including Sirius, Capella, Rigel. This is the December solstice, the longest night in the north and the shortest in the south. Free to view, printable as an A3 star chart.

The Moon was up over Colorado Springs at that moment: a waxing gibbous, 94% lit, 73° above the horizon toward the south-east — the poster draws it where it really stood.

Brightest named stars up at that moment: Sirius, Capella, Rigel, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran. Every star is a real one from the HYG catalogue, placed with the exact latitude (38.83°) and longitude (-104.82°) of Colorado Springs. North is up and east is on the left, as when you look up.

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Printing it at home? There is a second paper: the same sky as ink on white. A full-bleed night A3 bands on a home printer and drinks a cartridge; the ink one does not. Same price, pick either on the next page.

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Star chart of the sky over Colorado Springs at 21 December 2026, 21:00
Colorado Springs, 21 December 2026, 21:00 local time