Watch out

• Moon pairs with Aldeberan on 2nd and 29th

• Mercury superior conjunction on 7th

• Jupiter pairs with moon on 27th dusk

• Mars and pairs with moon 10th dawn

• Moon with Spica and Saturn on 13th dawn

• 25th dusk crescent Moon pairs with Venus

SUN - Moves from Capricorn to Aquarius; Right Ascension changes from 20:52 to 22:10; declination changes from -17 36’ to – 10 22’.

Daily pictures of the sun may be seen at : http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html

MOON

• Full moon on 8th at 02:24

• Last quarter on 14th

• New moon on 22nd at 04:03

• Perigee on 11th : Apogee on 27th

PLANETS

• Mercury : Visible at dawn during the first two weeks; maximum elongation on 7th

• Venus : Visible at dusk; pairs with moon on 25th

• Saturn : Visible at dawn near Spica; pairs with moon on 13th

• Jupiter : Visible from dusk to about 10pm; pairs with moon on 27th

• Mars : Visible at dawn; pairs with moon 10th; retrograde motion

• Uranus : in Aquarius

• Neptune : in Capricorn

Visit http://www.heavens–above.com for visible comets, ISS sightings, ephemeris and other celestial events

Sky map is valid for the month around 7 pm.