Thursday Event's in the week
Visibility
Wed, 30 Sep, 17:26 - Thu, 1 Oct, 05:31
12 hours, 5 minutes
Visible night of 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2020
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, 1 Oct 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 07:29 | Wed 18:33 | Wed 13:01 | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 02:31 | Thu 15:26 | Thu 08:59 | Good visibility |
| Mars | Wed 18:23 | Thu 06:51 | Thu 00:37 | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Wed 13:03 | Wed 23:32 | Wed 18:17 | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 13:32 | Thu 00:06 | Wed 18:49 | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Wed 18:58 | Thu 08:00 | Thu 01:29 | Average visibility |
| Neptune | Wed 16:30 | Thu 04:11 | Wed 22:20 | Difficult to see |
Other Events
October 1: Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
When Mercury reaches its greatest elongation at 10:32 UTC, it's located 25.8º east of the Sun, and it's shining at a magnitude of -0.0.
Mercury's orbit is closer to the Sun than that of the Earth, which means that it always appears close to the Sun and is faded because of the Sun's brightness most of the time. You can only observe it for a few days each time it reaches its greatest separation from the Sun (greatest elongation).
This phenomenon repeats itself approximately once every 3-4 months and occurs alternately during the morning or afternoon, depending on whether Mercury is to the east or west of the Sun.
When it's located east of the Sun, it rises and sets just after the Sun, and it's visible during the Sunset. The best time to photograph Mercury is shortly after Sunset.
October 1: Full Moon.
First Full Moon of the month! :)
The Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth so the Sun illuminates it completely. Full Moon is at 21:06 UTC.
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