Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, April 25th.  The sun rises at 6:41.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 59 minutes, setting at 8:40.   The moon, half way from new to first quarter, will set at 12:52 tomorrow morning.

Let’s see what’s happening with the bright planets for this week.  Jupiter is very low in the twilight in the west and may be visible by 9:15 p.m.  It will set at 9:44 p.m.  Venus is high in the west as it gets dark.  Enjoy it now, because it will be gone in 6 weeks.  Venus will set at 12:37 a.m. in the west northwest.  Venus is 44.8 million miles away and closing.  Mars is high in the south in the evening with its unmistakable bright reddish color.  It’s in the constellation Leo the lion now.  It is 84 million miles from us and moving away.    Mars will pass due south at 9:53 p.m. and will be setting in the west at 4:44 a.m. Saturn will be rising in the east southeast as twilight fades tonight just to the left of the bright star Spica.  It will pass due south at 1:03 a.m.

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

Addendum

Looking west at Jupiter, Venus and the moon at 9 p.m. on April 25, 2012. Created with Stellarium.

Planets and stars at 10 p.m. on April 25, 2012. Created with Stellarium.