Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, November 30th.  The sun will rise at 7:57.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 6 minutes, setting at 5:04.   The moon, 2 days before first quarter, will set at 11:08 this evening.

It’s Wednesday and time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  The planet Venus is low in the southwestern sky just after sunset setting at 6:44, and should be visible by 5:45.  Jupiter is now the prominent planet of the evening sky located in the southeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries.  It will pass due south at 10:33 p.m.  In a telescope it will be accompanied by its 4 brightest moons.  It will set at 4:48 a.m.. Mars will rise at 12:07 a.m in the east northeast and will be left of the star Regulus in the constellation Leo tomorrow morning..  It is 122 million miles away and closing.  Saturn will rise at 4:10 a.m. just to the left of the bright star Spica in the east southeast.

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