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07/13/2012 – Ephemeris – The moon will join Venus and Jupiter Sunday morning

July 13, 2012

Ephemeris for Friday, July 13th.  Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 15 minutes, setting at 9:25.   The moon, 3 days past last quarter, will rise at 2:26 tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:11.

Sunday Morning maybe isn’t the most convenient time to get up early, but this Sunday it may be worth it.  At 5 a.m. or so Jupiter will appear above Venus, as they have for the last few weeks.  But Sunday morning the crescent moon will appear right between the two.  For other parts of the world the moon will actually pass in front of Jupiter, an event called an occultation.  This will occur before sunrise for us.  But still the planet and moon group should be a beautiful sight in the twilit sky.  Venus and Jupiter will soon separate, Venus to stay near the sun, while Jupiter due to the earth’s orbital motion moves away to rise earlier and earlier by somewhat less than a half hour a week.  Jupiter lies in the constellation Taurus now.

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

Addendum

Jupiter, Venus and the moon on July 15, 2012 at 5 a,m, Created using Stellarium.

Jupiter, Venus and the moon on July 15, 2012 at 5 a,m, Created using Stellarium.

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