The most elusive visible planet Mercury is viewable early in the morning, before sunrise. This weekend, Mercury will be farthest from Sun in the eastern sky. Take a look more than an hour before sunrise and the planet will be hugging the horizon. Astronomers report the planet is farthest from the Sun, at its greatest elongation this season, on Sunday.
The ringed planet Saturn rises in the east after midnight and is in the zodiacal constellation Pisces. There is no missing Saturn as it is surrounded by stars that are not as bright. On Tuesday night, a waning gibbous moon will appear in close proximity to the planet. The two are a close pair. If you could see even the fainter stars in the sky, you'd see that the planet Neptune isn't that far from Saturn. The two were in conjunction, closest together back in February. A conjunction like now happens every 36 years.
Keep an eye on the moon. On the morning of Tuesday, August 11 you'll find the thin crescent moon in close proximity to Mercury.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., July 31 | 5:34 | 8:00 |
| Sat., August 1 | 5:35 | 7:59 |
| Sun., August 2 | 5:36 | 7:58 |
| Mon., August 3 | 5:37 | 7:57 |
| Tues., August 4 | 5:38 | 7:56 |
| Wed., August 5 | 5:39 | 7:55 |
| Thurs., August 6 | 5:40 | 7:53 |
| Fri., August 7 | 5:41 | 7:52 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 24 | 79 | 56 | 0.00 |
| July 25 | 82 | 57 | 0.00 |
| July 26 | 77 | 65 | 0.00 |
| July 27 | 75 | 63 | 0.00 |
| July 28 | 78 | 64 | 0.00 |
| July 29 | -- | -- | .-- |
| July 30 | -- | -- | -- |
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