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01/18/2012 – Ephemeris – Where are the bright planets this week

January 18, 2012

Ephemeris for Wednesday, January 18th.  The sun will rise at 8:14.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 17 minutes, setting at 5:31.   The moon, 2 days past last quarter, will rise at 4:51 tomorrow morning.

It’s time again to take a look at the whereabouts of the bright planets.  Venus is brilliant in the southwestern sky after sunset and will set at 8:44.  Jupiter is the most prominent planet of the evening sky, once Venus sets.  It’s located high in the south and is seen against the stars of the constellation Aries.  It will pass due south at 6:49 p.m.  It will set at 1:36 a.m.  Mars will rise at 10:03 p.m in the east northeast and is below the hind end of the  constellation Leo the lion.  It is 82.4 million miles away and closing.  Mars will pass due south at 4:29 a.m.  Saturn will rise at 1:15 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.

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