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Planets Today
PlanetRight AscensionDeclinationDistanceRise TimeRise AzTransitAltSet TimeSet Az
Mercury4h 53m 5.81s24° 19' 14.08"1.213 6:22AM56 2:00PM75 9:39PM304
Venus4h 59m 58.85s23° 13' 51.74"1.654 6:27AM58 1:58PM73 9:30PM302
Mars3h 25m 30.26s18° 41' 4.70"2.464 5:05AM6412:17PM69 7:29PM296
Jupiter5h 25m 27.53s22° 55' 27.97"6.049 6:44AM59 2:11PM73 9:38PM301
Saturn14h 19m 14.95s-11° 5' 56.45"8.906 5:36PM10411:00PM39 4:28AM256
Uranus0h 42m 0.74s3° 46' 51.12"20.675 3:11AM84 9:26AM54 3:42PM276
Neptune22h 28m 45.81s-10° 14' 2.95"30.027 1:46AM103 7:13AM4012:40PM257
Pluto18h 46m 43.90s-19° 43' 9.36"31.65110:36PM116 3:32AM30 8:23AM244
Sun3h 59m 0.32s20° 31' 49.63"1.012 5:32AM6112:53PM71 8:15PM299
Moon13h 55m 58.83s-13° 19' 44.60"366671.151 9:03PM117   5:59AM243
Events this Month
WhenWhat
5/2/2013 6:15:00 AMLast Quarter Moon
5/6/2013 6:58:00 PMMoon is 4.01° North of Uranus
5/7/2013 5:00:00 PMMercury is 0.44° South of Mars
5/9/2013 9:09:00 AMMoon is 0.43° North of Mars
5/9/2013 2:19:00 PMMoon is 0.29° North of Mercury
5/9/2013 7:30:00 PMNew Moon
5/10/2013 7:13:00 PMMoon is 1.38° South of Venus
5/11/2013 1:23:00 PMMoon is 3.38° North of Aldebaran
5/11/2013 4:11:00 PMMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun
5/12/2013 8:09:00 AMMoon is 2.59° South of Jupiter
5/17/2013 11:36:00 PMFirst Quarter Moon
5/18/2013 5:00:00 AMVenus is 5.85° North of Aldebaran
5/20/2013 7:00:00 PMMercury is 7.07° North of Aldebaran
5/23/2013 4:34:00 AMMoon is 3.7° South of Saturn
5/24/2013 10:00:00 PMMercury is 1.37° North of Venus
5/24/2013 11:26:00 PMFull Moon
5/27/2013 4:00:00 AMMercury is 2.37° North of Jupiter
5/27/2013 10:21:00 AMMoon is 1.01° North of Pluto
5/28/2013 3:00:00 PMVenus is 1° North of Jupiter
5/31/2013 1:59:00 PMLast Quarter Moon
This month's Moon Calendar shows the current phases.
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SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
282930Waning GibbousWaning GibbousThird QuarterWaning Crescent
Waning CrescentWaning CrescentWaning CrescentWaning CrescentWaning CrescentNew MoonNew Moon
Waxing CrescentWaxing CrescentWaxing CrescentWaxing CrescentWaxing CrescentFirst QuarterFirst Quarter
Waxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing GibbousFull Moon
Waning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning Gibbous1
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