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Moon & Jupiter 19 Jan 2017 2 degrees separation
(waning gibbous)
object : Moon - Jupiter - Spica
rises : 23:43 - 00:06 - 00:26
transit: 05:27 - 05:30 - 05:31
sets : 11:10 - 10:55 - 10:36
The above times show that these two object (visible to the naked eye) will be in the sky just above the ecliptic with about 2 degrees of separation. Just below the ecliptic will be Spica. They will be in the South at 5:30am and in the South-West at 8:00am when the Sun rises.
Posted : 10/01/2017 7:40 pm
Well spotted, Bill. Thanks for that. Stellarium shows it will look like this.
Posted : 10/01/2017 8:07 pm
