Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, August 21st.  The sun rises at 6:52.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 45 minutes, setting at 8:37.   The moon, 1 day past full, will rise at 8:40 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 9:59 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 11:17 p.m.  In the morning sky before twilight starts Jupiter will rise at 2:50 in the east northeast, with Mars rising a bit more than an hour later at 3:56.  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 one and a half the width of your fist held at arm’s length.  Castor and Pollux of Gemini point down to it.

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

Addendum

Venus and Saturn at 9:30 p.m. on August 21, 2013. Created using Stellarium.

Jupiter and Mars with the rising winter constellations at 5:30 a.m. on August 22, 2013. Created using Stellarium.