Mensa Constellation
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Mensa, the table, is a faint southern constellation named after Table Mountain in South Africa by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille.
Mensa Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Mensa is always below the horizon | - | |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:16 | -46° |
Moonrise, 56.5% illuminated  | 21:14 | -38° |
| Mensa transit | 03:50 | -26° |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 04:08 | -26° |
| Moonset | 12:53 | -45° |
Track Mensa position throughout the night
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Annual motion of Mensa
| Date | Sun, 4 October 2026 |
| Twilight start | 18:13 |
| Twilight end | 03:36 |
| Twilight duration | 9h 23m |
| Rise | Mensa is always down |
| Set | Mensa is always down |
| Elevation at transit | -26° |
| Transit time | 03:46 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 05h 32m 02s", Dec: -79° 05' 36s |