Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, November 2nd.  The sun will rise at 8:21.  It’ll be up for 10 hours and 9 minutes, setting at 6:30.   The moon, at first quarter today, will set at 1:17 tomorrow morning.

Well it’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  The planet Venus is still rather close to the sun in the evening setting 55 minutes after the sun and not really visible. Jupiter is now the prominent planet of the evening sky located in the east and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries.  It will pass due south at 1:05 a.m.  In a telescope it will be accompanied by its 4 brightest moons.  The moons and planetary features change from night to night and sometimes while you watch.   Mars will rise at 1:46 a.m also in the east northeast and is moving between the constellations of Cancer and Leo.  Mars is 145 million miles away and closing now ti will be closest to the earth March 3rd next year.

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