Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, March 2nd.  The sun will rise at 7:18.  It’ll be up for 11 hours and 12 minutes, setting at 6:31.   The moon, 2 days before new, will rise at 6:25 tomorrow morning.

It’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets for this week.  The planet Jupiter is low in the western sky in the early evening twilight.  It will set at 8:44 p.m.  The ringed planet Saturn will rise at 9:17 p.m. in the east southeast and will move due south at 3:03 a.m.  In telescopes Saturn shows its rings which are a year and a half along their seven and a half year opening.  Also visible in a telescope is Saturn’s moon Titan.  Wait a couple of hours after Saturn rises for the clearest images.  Venus is brilliant in the morning sky and will rise at 5:30 a.m. in the east southeast. It is really a beautiful sight in the morning twilight.   Mercury is now too close to the direction of the sun to be seen, as is Mars which is now in the morning sky.

* Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  They may be different for your location.