Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, August 14th.  The sun rises at 6:44.  It’ll be up for 14 hours and 4 minutes, setting at 8:49.   The moon, at first quarter today, will set at 12:49 tomorrow morning.

Lets check out the planets visible now.  Venus is now brilliant low in the western sky in evening twilight,  It will set at 10:11 p.m.  Holding forth in the west southwest will be Saturn this evening, the brightest star-like object in the constellation Virgo appearing yellowish to the left and above the extremely blue-white star Spica.  It will set at 11:43 p.m.  In the morning sky before twilight starts Jupiter will rise at 3:12, with Mars rising nearly an hour later at 4:01.  At about 5 a.m.  Jupiter will be the brightest star-like object in the east northeast, with Mars barely visible below and left by about the width of your fist held at arm’s length.  Mercury is now to close to the sun to be seen, heading around the far side of the sun.

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

Addendum

Venus, Saturn and the Moon at 10:30 p.m. on August 14, 2013. Note that the Moon is 4 times its normal size. Created using Stellarium.  Click on the image to enlarge.

Jupiter and Mars with Orion and other morning stars at 5:30 a.m. August 15, 2013. Created using Stellarium.  Click on the image to enlarge.