Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, November 7th.  The sun will rise at 7:28.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 53 minutes, setting at 5:22.   The moon, 1 day past last quarter, will rise at 1:11 tomorrow morning.

Let’s check out the planets for this week.  At 6:15 p.m. Mars can be seen low in the southwest.  Mars, being the nearest planet outside the earth’s orbit takes its own sweet time leaving the evening sky.    Mars will set at 7:19.  The planetary action will have already picked up on the other side of the sky. Jupiter, will rise at 6:48 p.m. in the east northeast.  It is located in the constellation of Taurus.  It will transit or pass due south at 2:23 a.m.  The last bright planet of the night is the morning star Venus which will rise at 4:33 a.m. also in the east.  Venus is now below the hind end of Leo, and actually in the constellation of Virgo.  The planets Venus and Jupiter and the winter constellations are a great sight for early risers.

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

Addendum

Mars low in the southwest at 6:15 p.m. on November 7, 2012. Created using Stellarium.

Jupiter rising at 9 p.m. on November 7, 2012. Created using Stellarium.

In the morning.

Jupiter and Venus with the winter stars at 5 a.m. November 8, 2012. Created using Stellarium.

The waning crescent moon on November 8, 2012 at 5 a.m. Created using Stellarium.