On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:32:44 +0000, west wrote:

What Astronomy program would you recommend that can be used, for instance,
to predict the time of rising of Venus in Hawaii exactly 2 years from now or
the true ecliptic longitude and geocentric distance of the Sun at any given
instance?

Xephem tells me Venus rises at 09:59 HST at Mauna Kea on 22nd Dec 2008, but if
you are planning to be on the beach you'll have to reset the altitude. Xephem
is not the flashiest Linux/Unix program but it's reckoned to be the most
comprehensive. http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/


Mike