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9/15/10 – Ephemeris – the planets this week

September 15, 2010

September 15:  This is Ephemeris for Wednesday, September 15th.* The sun will rise at 7:21. It’ll be up for 12 hours and 31 minutes, setting at 7:53. The moon, at first quarter today, will set at 12:37 tomorrow morning. | Lets take a look at the bright planets for this week. Venus and Mars are very low in the twilight. Venus is the brightest. It’s 45 million miles away and slowly approaching, and appears as a tiny crescent. It will set at 8:57 p.m. Mars is right of Venus and a bit above, and much dimmer. I doubt if you could spot it. Mars will set at 9:13 p.m. The star Spica is just right of Venus and Mars. The planet Jupiter now rises just about due east at 8:06 p.m., moving due south at 2:01 a.m.. It’s located in Pisces this year. Mercury is becoming visible low in the east before sunrise It will rise tomorrow morning at 5:53 a.m. Mercury is becoming more and more visible in the morning twilight. 6:30 to 7 a.m. is the best time to spot it.

*Times are for the Grand Traverse Area of Northern Michigan, USA.

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