Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Wednesday, March 20th. Today the Sun will be up for 12 hours and 8 minutes, setting at 7:55, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:44. The Moon, at full today, will rise at 7:35 this evening.

Let’s look at the planets for this week. Looking down we see the Earth which will reach a point in its orbit at 5:58 p.m. (21:58 UT) where spring will start. Mars will be in the west-southwestern sky this evening. It will set at 12:37 a.m. Mars is fading as the Earth, in its inner and faster orbit is leaving Mars behind. In the morning sky we have Jupiter which will rise tomorrow at 2:55 a.m. in the east-southeast It is second to Venus in brightness. Saturn will be next to rise at 4:40 a.m., also in the east-southeast. Venus will rise at 6:26 a.m. also in the east-southeast By 7 in the morning they will be strung out from the southeast to the south. They will be a beautiful sight as morning twilight advances.

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

Addendum

Mars and the Moon and the bright stars on the first day of spring at 9 p.m. March 20, 2019. Click on the image to enlarge. Created using Stellarium.

The full moon, and super moon at that, at 9 p.m. March 20, 2019. Created using Stellarium.

Morning planets and the constellations at 7 a.m. tomorrow March 21, 2019. Created using Stellarium.

Jupiter, Saturn and Venus with the same magnification at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning March 21, 2019. Created using Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts).

Planets and the Moon at sunset and sunrise of a single night starting with sunset on the right on March 20, 2019. The night ends on the left with sunrise on the 21st. Note the motion of the Moon from sunrise and sunset. Click on the image to enlarge. Created using my LookingUp program.