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05/15/2013 – Ephemeris – Where are the bright planets this week?

May 15, 2013

Ephemeris for Wednesday, May 15th.  Today the sun will be up for 14 hours and 49 minutes, setting at 9:03.   The moon, 3 days before first quarter, will set at 1:21 tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:13.

It’s time to check out the bright planets for this week.  Venus is starting to make an appearance in the western sky after sunset, competing with the bright twilight glow.  It will set in the west northwest at 10:08 p.m..  Jupiter is located in the constellation of Taurus, above the V shape of stars, the face of the bull and is in the west during the evening.  It will set at 11:05 p.m. In the west northwest.  Jupiter is still high enough as it gets dark to get a very good view of its cloud bands and satellites.  Saturn will be low in the east southeast when it gets dark in the evening.  It’s located in eastern Virgo, but is moving back a bit toward the bright star Spica to its right.  Saturn will move past due south at 12:29 a.m., and set at 5:45 a.m.

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

Addendum

Jupiter and Venus

Jupiter and Venus with the fading stars of winter at 10 p.m. May 15, 2013. Created using Stellarium.

Saturn

Saturn surrounded by the spring constellations at 10:30 p.m. May 15, 2013. Created using Stellarium.

 

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