• Sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 4:37 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 7:23 a.m. and sets at 4:47 p.m. on the 31st As December opens, two bright planets, Saturn and Jupiter, grace the evening sky.

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter rises later and is visible all night, its four ...

Friday, December 26 The Moon passes 4° north of Saturn at 11 P.M. EST, right as the pair is setting along the U.S. East Coast. It's better to observe them earlier in the evening - they are more than ...

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter rises later and is visible all night, its four ...

Observations of Jupiter on December 12 highlight the reappearance of Ganymede from occultation, with specific timings for eastern and western U.S. observers, alongside visibility details for other ...