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Planets Today
PlanetRight AscensionDeclinationDistanceRise TimeRise AzTransitAltSet TimeSet Az
Mercury20h 46m 8.87s-20° 6' 19.00"1.413 7:09AM11512:05PM31 5:02PM246
Venus23h 33m 32.17s-3° 47' 58.18"1.099 8:50AM93 2:45PM47 8:41PM268
Mars11h 38m 12.09s6° 33' 21.45"0.786 8:09PM81 2:39AM56 9:03AM279
Jupiter2h 3m 3.80s11° 21' 42.49"5.05010:21AM74 5:04PM6111:46PM286
Saturn13h 52m 39.12s-8° 49' 55.31"9.43111:18PM101 4:54AM4110:25AM259
Uranus0h 7m 11.65s0° 0' 43.02"20.704 9:05AM89 3:07PM50 9:09PM271
Neptune22h 8m 14.74s-12° 3' 55.22"30.940 7:48AM105 1:08PM38 6:29PM255
Pluto18h 34m 51.78s-19° 18' 12.95"32.981 4:42AM115 9:36AM30 2:29PM245
Sun20h 59m 18.52s-17° 5' 27.59"0.985 7:03AM11112:10PM33 5:18PM249
Moon3h 59m 39.45s21° 28' 33.94"401009.959 2:15PM62 9:47PM70 4:29AM299
Events this Month
WhenWhat
2/7/2012 3:04:00 AMMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun
2/7/2012 3:55:00 PMFull Moon
2/9/2012 11:00:00 PMVenus is 0.34° North of Uranus
2/12/2012 7:05:00 AMMoon is 1.74° South of Spica
2/13/2012 6:00:00 PMMercury is 1.3° South of Neptune
2/14/2012 11:05:00 AMLast Quarter Moon
2/15/2012 10:54:00 AMMoon is 4.45° North of Antares
2/17/2012 2:32:00 PMMoon is 1.54° South of Pluto
2/19/2012 2:42:00 PMNeptune in conjunction with the Sun
2/21/2012 4:36:00 PMNew Moon
2/25/2012 3:45:00 PMMoon is 3.27° North of Venus
2/27/2012 12:19:00 AMMoon is 3.84° North of Jupiter
This month's Moon Calendar shows the current phases.
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SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
293031Waxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing GibbousWaxing Gibbous
Waxing GibbousWaxing GibbousFull MoonWaning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning GibbousWaning Gibbous
Waning GibbousWaning GibbousThird QuarterThird QuarterWaning CrescentWaning CrescentWaning Crescent
Waning CrescentWaning CrescentWaning CrescentNew MoonNew MoonWaxing CrescentWaxing Crescent
Waxing CrescentWaxing CrescentWaxing CrescentFirst Quarter123
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