Larawag: how to find it and when to see it
Larawag ranks 73rd of the 74 bright stars on our list, at magnitude 2.29, in the constellation Scorpius.
You can see it from anywhere south of 56° N, and it's highest in the evening sky in July.
Larawag at a glance
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Magnitude
- 2.29
- Rank on our list
- 73 of 74
- Hemisphere
- Southern
- Right ascension
- 16 h 50 min
- Declination
- 34.3° south
- Visible from
- south of 56° N
- Never sets
- south of 56° S
- Best evening
- 19 July
Where Larawag is in the sky
Larawag sits 34.3° south of the celestial equator, the line in the sky directly above Earth's equator, so it's in the southern half of the sky. Its right ascension is 16 h 50 min.
Right ascension works like longitude on the sky. It's counted in hours, and about one hour of it turns past you each hour of the night.
When and where to see Larawag
From the northern hemisphere
From 40° N, the latitude of New York, Madrid and Beijing, Larawag rises in the south-east, climbs to 16° above the horizon in the south and sets in the south-west.
It's in the evening sky from July to August, and it's highest in the evening around 19 July, in summer.
From the southern hemisphere
From 34° S, the latitude of Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires, Larawag rises in the south-east, passes almost straight overhead and sets in the south-west.
It's in the evening sky from April to October, and it's highest in the evening around 19 July, in winter.
How high Larawag climbs from each latitude
The evening is about 9 pm local time, or 10 pm in summer time, and later when the sky is still too bright. A star counts as in the evening sky when it's at least 10° above the horizon.
| Latitude | Visibility | Highest point | Evening sky |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60° N | Never rises | Below the horizon | None |
| 50° N | Rises and sets | 6° in the south | None |
| 40° N | Rises and sets | 16° in the south | Jul to Aug |
| 30° N | Rises and sets | 26° in the south | Jun to Aug |
| 20° N | Rises and sets | 36° in the south | Jun to Sep |
| Equator | Rises and sets | 56° in the south | May to Sep |
| 20° S | Rises and sets | 76° in the south | May to Oct |
| 34° S | Rises and sets | Overhead | Apr to Oct |
| 45° S | Rises and sets | 79° in the north | Apr to Oct |
Keep the sky of a night that matters
Our star maps show the stars above any place, at the minute you choose, with the constellation lines drawn in. If Larawag was above the horizon that night, it's on your map, and we print it on museum-grade paper.
Questions about Larawag
Larawag is in Scorpius. It sits 34.3° south of the celestial equator, at a right ascension of 16 h 50 min.
Larawag is highest in the evening sky around 19 July. That's summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere.
Yes, from anywhere south of 56° N. From 40° N, it climbs to 16° above the horizon in the south.
Larawag has a magnitude of 2.29, which ranks it 73rd of the 74 bright stars on our list. Sirius looks about 31 times brighter.