![]() 6 the full moon is rising in the east, and to the south of it (on the right) one can see Orion's Belt, which will be almost vertical. Each is made up of enough first- and second-magnitude stars that they are visible even from light-polluted locations the three stars marking Orion's belt are obvious even in cities like New York, Paris or Chicago. Northern Hemisphere skies are full of bright stars – Orion, Taurus, Gemini and Canis Major are all in roughly the same patch of sky. ![]() (Image credit: Starry Night Software) Constellations Mars will be almost due north, about 30 degrees in altitude as the moon rises in the northeast.Īn illustration of Mars in the January 2023 night sky. local time) you'll see Saturn in the west about 13 degrees high, with Jupiter to the northwest, about 34 degrees above the horizon. For example, if you live in Cape Town, where the sun sets at 8:01 p.m. Southern Hemisphere observers will see a similar sight, though later at night as it is summer there and the sun sets later. Further east, one will spot Mars, also about 46 degrees high and just south of east in the constellation Taurus. Looking left (eastward) one will see Jupiter, distinct because of its brightness, about 46 degrees high in the south-southwest direction. Saturn will be in the west, about 16 degrees above the horizon in the southwest. 6, as the sky gets dark, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will all be visible from mid-northern latitudes across the southern sky. (Image credit: Starry Night Software)Īfter sunset on Jan. ![]() As one gets below the equator Venus appears lower in the sky at the latitude of Buenos Aires viewing is little different from New York.Īn illustration of Venus in the January 2023 night sky. 6) and is still 11 degrees above the horizon a half hour later. The planet's highest altitudes are near the equator from Quito, Venus is 18 degrees high at sunset (which is at 6:23 p.m. it is still about 11 degrees high offering a better chance to see it. 6 and Venus is about 17 degrees above the horizon by 6:30 p.m. Observers further south will have an easier time of it from San Juan, Puerto Rico, the sun sets at 6:02 p.m. From New York City, it will become more easily visible about a half hour after sunset, when it is at an altitude of about nine degrees, though it will still be a challenge as the sky is still a bit light in the west. Venus, however, will be just above the western horizon at sunset it will be about 12 degrees high in the southwest in mid-northern latitudes. On the night of the full moon, Mercury will be lost in the sun's glare, and won't come out again as a morning star for a few days (it starts to become visible for mid-latitude Northern Hemisphere sky watchers on about Jan 12). (Image credit: Starry Night Software) Visible planets An illustration of the full Wolf Moon on Jan.
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