Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Wednesday, December 7th.  The sun will rise at 8:05.  It’ll be up for 8 hours and 57 minutes, setting at 5:02.   The moon, 3 days before full, will set at 6:16 tomorrow morning.

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 twilit sky sunset setting at 6:57, and should be visible by 5:45.  Jupiter is now the most prominent planet of the evening sky located in the high in the southeast and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries.  It will pass due south at 9:33 p.m.  In a telescope it will be accompanied by its 4 brightest moons.  It will set at 4:18 a.m.. Mars will rise at 11:55 p.m in the east northeast and will be in the constellation Leo.  Mars will be due south at 6:34 a.m.  It is 117 million miles away and closing.  Saturn will rise at 3:46 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.