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09/28/11 – Ephemeris – Where are the bright planets this week?

September 28, 2011

Wednesday, September 28th.  The sun will rise at 7:36.  It’ll be up for 11 hours and 52 minutes, setting at 7:29.   The moon, 1 day past new, will set at 7:50 this evening.

It’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  The planet Venus is rather close to the sun in the evening setting 29 minutes after the sun and not really visible. The ringed planet Saturn also hidden in the bright twilight is setting 38 minutes after the sun.  Jupiter is now the prominent planet of the evening sky after it rises at 8:44 p.m. in the east northeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries now.  In a telescope it will be accompanied by its 4 brightest moons, and as the planet rises higher Jupiter’s image becomes sharper, and its cloud bands will become visible.   Mars will rise at 2:20 a.m also in the east northeast and is now entering the constellation of Cancer.

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

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