06/14/2017 – Ephemeris – Let’s take our weekly look at the bright planets
Ephemeris for Flag Day, Wednesday, June 14th. Today the Sun will be up for 15 hours and 32 minutes, setting at 9:29, and it will rise tomorrow at 5:56. The Moon, 3 days before last quarter, will rise at 12:56 tomorrow morning.
Let’s take our weekly look at the bright planets. Dominating the evening sky now is Jupiter in the south-southwest. The bright blue-white star Spica, which pales in comparison to it, is seen left and below it. In even the smallest telescopes Jupiter’s four largest moons can be seen. They shift positions night from to night and sometimes even as you watch. Jupiter will set at 2:46 a.m. Saturn can now be seen in the evening as twilight fades in the southeast. Saturn will reach opposition from the Sun early tomorrow morning. At 5 a.m. both Saturn and Venus will be in the morning twilight. Brilliant Venus will be low in the east tomorrow morning after rising at 3:45 a.m.
The times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. They may be different for your location.
Addendum

Jupiter and Saturn and the southern evening constellations at 10:30 p.m., June 14, 2017. Created using Stellarium.

Jupiter and its four Galilean moons as they might be seen in a telescope at 10:30 p.m,. June 14, 2017. Created using Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts).

Saturn and its brightest moons overnight June 14/15, 2017. Created using Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts).

Venus, Saturn and the Moon at 5 a.m. June 15, 2017. Created using Stellarium. Click on the image to expand.



What was the bright light in the sky over Stillwater mm at around 2:30am June 16th?
You’ve given me insufficient information. I do not know your location or direction and approximate altitude (degrees of angle) of the object above the horizon. I’ve gleaned that your location is near Wichita, KS from your IP address. There’s a Stillwater, OK south of you in the next state. But I don’t know what “mm” means. It’s not making sense to me. The brightest object out that morning was the Moon in the east-southeast.