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Ephemeris: 11/25/2024 – How to find Taurus the bull

November 25, 2024

This is Ephemeris for Monday, November 25th. Today the Sun will be up for 9 hours and 12 minutes, setting at 5:06, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:54. The Moon, 3 days past last quarter, will rise at 3:15 tomorrow morning.

Low in the east at 8 this evening and below the beautiful Pleiades star cluster is Taurus the bull. His face is a letter V shape of stars lying on its side, the star cluster Hyades, with the bright orange-red star Aldebaran at one tip of the V as its angry bloodshot eye. Aldebaran is actually about halfway between us and the cluster. Tonight it is to the right of the brilliant planet Jupiter. The Pleiades star cluster is in his shoulder. Taurus is seen charging downward at that hour, the rising constellation of Orion. Taurus in Greek mythology was the form the god Zeus assumed when he carried off the maiden Europa. Europa’s still with him as a moon orbiting Zeus’ Roman equivalent, the planet Jupiter.

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EST, UT – 5 hours). Times will be different for other locations.

Addendum

Finding Taurus the bull tonight, November 25 2024, is easy
Finding Taurus the bull tonight, November 25 2024, is easy. Just look for Jupiter in the east. It lies between the long horns of Taurus. The Pleiades star cluster is in his shoulder, and the Hyades star cluster this is face, with Aldebaran as his angry bloodshot eye. He is charging Orion, just rising. Created using Stellarium LibreOffice draw, and GIMP.
Rape of Europa
The Rape of Europa by Titian. According to the story Zeus as a bull abducted Europa and swam to Crete, where she became the first queen of that island, and bore him three sons. Other paintings of this subject are by Rembrandt and de Troy. This painting belongs to the Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum in Boston, MA.
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