Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, November 9th.  The sun will rise at 7:30.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 50 minutes, setting at 5:21.   The moon, 1 day before full, will set at 7:25 tomorrow morning.

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 at 6:25, 64 minutes after the sun and not really visible. Jupiter is now the prominent planet of the evening sky located in the east and southeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries, and to the right of the moon tonight.  It will pass due south at 11:30 p.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 12:38 a.m also in the east northeast and is moving between the constellations of Cancer and Leo.  Mars is 139 million miles away and closing.

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