All our visible planets are in the morning sky and it is an impressive arrangement. A thin crescent moon appears right next to the red planet Mars on Sunday morning. The two are only a few degrees apart. It is possible you will see the bright planet Jupiter rising in the east at twilight. Jupiter will be more readily visible in the weeks and thus months ahead. But even better, note that the planet Saturn is a good deal to the right of Mars and to the south. Saturn is in proximity to the zodiacal constellation Aquarius.
That is three of the most visible planets hanging in our morning sky.
Where is Venus? Venus is going to be in our evening sky this summer, but it is still too close to the sun to see.
On June 4, Venus will be at its closest proximity to the sun in what is called superior solar conjunction. This is part of Venus transition from a morning planet to an evening planet. In the weeks ahead Venus moves away from the Sun. You won't see it for at least another month.
Once visible in our evening sky, Venus will remain an evening planet through the rest of the year and into next year.
Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
---|---|---|
Fri., May 31 | 5:10 | 8:08 |
Sat., June 1 | 5:09 | 8:09 |
Sun., June 2 | 5:09 | 8:10 |
Mon., June 3 | 5:08 | 8:10 |
Tues., June 4 | 5:08 | 8:11 |
Wed., June 5 | 5:08 | 8:12 |
Thurs., June 6 | 5:07 | 8:12 |
Fri., June 7 | 5:07 | 8:13 |
Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
---|---|---|---|
May 24 | 74 | 56 | 0.51 |
May 25 | 79 | 56 | 0.00 |
May 26 | 71 | 55 | T |
May 27 | 71 | 57 | 0.00 |
May 28 | 67 | 60 | 2.59 |
May 29 | 71 | 55 | 0.00 |
May 30 | 74 | 57 | 0.05 |
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