Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, November 24th.  The sun will rise at 7:50.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 16 minutes, setting at 5:07.   The moon, 3 days past full, will rise at 7:52 this evening.

Lets take a look at the bright planets for this week. Mars is very low and lost in the evening twilight as is Mercury.  The planet Jupiter is up in the southern sky in the early evening.  It is a spectacular sight in a telescope with its four satellites, shifting their positions, and the cloud bands running in the directions of the satellites.  Jupiter will move due south at 8:05 p.m..  It is the brightest starlight object in the sky.  It’s located in Pisces this year and will set at 1:52 a.m.  The ringed planet Saturn will rise at 3:32 a.m. in the east southeast.  It’s located in the constellation Virgo this year.  It’s rings are opening nicely for telescopic observers.  Venus is in the morning sky and will rise at 4:51 a.m. in the east southeast.

* Times, as always are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.