Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, August 7th.  The sun rises at 6:36.  It’ll be up for 14 hours and 23 minutes, setting at 8:59.   The moon, 1 day past new, will set at 9:00 this evening.

Lets check out the planets visible now.  Venus is now brilliant low in the western sky in evening twilight,  It will set at 10:23 p.m.  Holding forth in the southwest will be Saturn this evening, the brightest star-like object in the constellation Virgo appearing yellowish to the left of the extremely blue-white star Spica.  It will set at 12:14 tomorrow morning.  In the morning sky before sunrise Jupiter will rise at 3:33, with Mars rising shortly after at 4:06, which will appear below and left of Jupiter by four and a half degrees or half the width of your fist held at arm’s length.  Mercury will rise at 5:12 a.m. tomorrow.  It will nearly two widths of your fist below and left of Jupiter.  For sharp-eyed observers we have 5 planets visible now.

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

Addendum

Venus and Saturn at 10 p.m. on August 7, 2013. Created using Stellarium.

Morning planets and stars at 5:30 a.m. on August 8, 2013. Created using Stellarium.