Sky This Week

2020 May

Week from 25^th to 31^st May

Note: the times are approximate, and could be slightly different throughout the week

Planets

Planet	Details
Venus	Initially visible in	Western Sky
	Time	From: Sunset till 1900h
	Description:	Easy to find, since this is very bright. 2nd planet from the sun.
	Residing constellation	Taurus
Mercury	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: Sunset till 2000h
	Description:	1st and the smallest planet in the solar system. Hard to identify with the light of the Sun.
	Residing constellation	Taurus
Jupiter	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: 2150h till Sunrise
	Description:	5th and the Largest planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Sagittarius
Saturn	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: 2200h till Sunrise
	Description:	6th planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Capricornus
Mars	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: 0040h till Sunrise
	Description:	4th planet in the solar system. Red
	Residing constellation	Aquarius

Moon

Moon	Initially visible: throughout the week			Eastern horizon
	May	25th	Time	From 0724h till 1949h
			Illuminated	3%
			Residing constellation	Taurus
		26th	Time	From 0816h till 2041h
			Illuminated	8%
			Residing constellation	Gemini
		27th	Time	From 0909h till 2134h
			Illuminated	15%
			Residing constellation	Gemini
		28th	Time	From 1004h till 2227h
			Illuminated	23%
			Residing constellation	Cancer
		29th	Time	From 1058h till 2319h
			Illuminated	33%
			Residing constellation	Leo
		30th	Time	From 1152h till 0008h (On 31st)
			Illuminated	44%
			Residing constellation	Leo
		31st	Time	From 1245h till 0056h (On 01st)
			Illuminated	55%
			Residing constellation	Leo

ISS : International Space Station

Visibility of International Space Station (ISS) to a Viewer in Colombo Data from: spotthestation.nasa.gov (ISS will be visible to all parts of the Island. Its visible time and direction may change slightly)
Date	Visible for	Max Height	Appears	Disappears
ISS will not be visible in this week
Direction guide

Constellations

Constellation	Initially visible in	Visible time
		From	To
Orion	Lower Western sky	Sunset	1920h
Canis Major	Lower SW sky	Sunset	2020h
Gemini	NW sky	Sunset	2100h
Auriga	NW sky	Sunset	1920h
Leo	Middle of the sky	Sunset	0000h
Virgo	Upper Eastern sky	Sunset	0300h
Bootes	NE Sky	Sunset	0410h
Scorpius	SE horizon	1850h	Sunrise
Sagittarius	Eastern horizon	2020h	Sunrise
Capricornus	Eastern horizon	2230h	Sunrise
Aquarius	Eastern horizon	0000h	Sunrise
Pisces	Eastern horizon	0200h	Sunrise
Note: Only few of the constellations are given here, more than 40 constellations will be visible in a clear sky.

Bright Stars

Few of the brightest Stars that will be visible
Star	Initially visible in	Visible time		Constellation
		From	To
Sirius	Lower SW sky	Sunset	2020h	Canis Major
Canopus	Lower Southern sky	Sunset	1930h	Carina
Capella	Lower NW sky	Sunset	1930h	Auriga
Procyon	Western sky	Sunset	2130h	Canis Minor
Betelgeuse	Lower Western sky	Sunset	1945h	Orion
Castor	NW sky	Sunset	2140h	Gemini
Pollux	NW sky	Sunset	2140h	Gemini
Regulus	Middle of the sky	Sunset	0000h	Leo
Spica	Eastern sky	Sunset	0300h	Virgo
Arcturus	Lower Eastern sky	Sunset	0410h	Bootes
Beta Centauri	SE horizon	Sunset	0300h	Centaurus
Alpha Centauri	SE horizon	Sunset	0340h	Centaurus
Antares	SE horizon	1825h	Sunrise	Scorpius
Vega	NE horizon	1950h	Sunrise	Lyra
Deneb	NE horizon	2150h	Sunrise	Cygnus
Altair	Eastern horizon	2130h	Sunrise	Aquilae
Fomalhaut	SE horizon	0050h	Sunrise	Piscis Austrinus