Sky This Week

2020 July

Week from 20^th to 26^th July

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

Planets

Planet	Details
Venus	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: 0300h till Sunrise
	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: 0430h till Sunrise
	Description:	1st and the smallest planet in the solar system. Hard to identify with the light of the Sun.
	Residing constellation	Gemini
Jupiter	Initially visible in	Eastern Sky
	Time	From: Sunset till 0530h
	Description:	5th and the Largest planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Sagittarius
Saturn	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: Sunset till Sunrise
	Description:	6th planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Sagittarius
Mars	Initially visible in	Eastern horizon
	Time	From: 2300h till Sunrise
	Description:	4th planet in the solar system. Red
	Residing constellation	Cetus

Moon

Moon
	Jul	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Illumination
	1	-	02:13	14:55	84.7%
	2	-	03:04	15:52	92.2%
	3	-	03:58	16:51	97.3%
	4	-	04:54	17:50	99.8%
	5	-	05:52	18:48	100%
	6	-	06:50	19:43	99.5%
	7	-	07:45	20:34	96.8%
	8	-	08:38	21:21	92.0%
	9	-	09:27	22:04	85.5%
	10	-	10:14	22:44	77.6%
	11	-	10:58	23:23	68.8%
	12	-	11:41	-	59.4%
	13	00:01	12:24	-	49.6%
	14	00:39	13:08	-	39.9%
	15	01:19	13:54	-	30.5%
	16	02:01	14:42	-	21.7%
	17	02:47	15:33	-	13.8%
	18	03:37	16:27	-	7.3%
	19	04:30	17:23	-	2.7%
	20	05:27	18:19	-	0.3%
	21	06:25	19:15	-	0.5%
	22	07:23	20:09	-	3.4%
	23	08:20	21:00	-	9.1%
	24	09:16	21:49	-	17.1%
	25	10:10	22:36	-	27.1%
	26	11:03	23:23	-	38.3%
	27	11:56	-	-	50.1%
	28	-	00:11	12:50	61.9%
	29	-	01:00	13:45	72.8%
	30	-	01:52	14:42	82.5%
	31	-	02:46	15:40	90.2%

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
Thu Jul 16, 5:41 AM	3 min	59°	10° above NNW	59° above NNE
Thu Jul 16, 7:01 PM	2 min	22°	22° above NNW	10° above N
Fri Jul 17, 4:54 AM	5 min	25°	11° above N	10° above ESE
Sat Jul 18, 4:08 AM	< 1 min	11°	10° above NNE	11° above NE
Sat Jul 18, 5:43 AM	2 min	21°	11° above WNW	21° above WSW
Sun Jul 19, 4:55 AM	6 min	51°	16° above NW	10° above SSE
Direction guide

Constellations

Constellation	Initially visible in	Visible time
		From	To
Leo	Western Sky	Sunset	2030h
Virgo	Middle of the sky	Sunset	2330h
Bootes	Middle of the sky	Sunset	0140h
Ursa Major	Nothern sky	Sunset	0240h
Scorpius	SE Sky	Sunset	0230h
Sagittarius	SE horizon	Sunset	0450h
Aquila	Eastern Sky	Sunset	Sunrise
Cygnus	NE horizon	Sunset	Sunrise
Capricornus	Eastern horizon	1920h	Sunrise
Aquarius	Eastern horizon	1940h	Sunrise
Pisces	Eastern horizon	2120h	Sunrise
Auriga	NE horizon	0310h	Sunrise
Orion	Eastern horizon	0320h	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
Regulus	Eastern sky	Sunset	2020h	Leo
Spica	Middle of the sky	Sunset	2330h	Virgo
Arcturus	Middle of the sky	Sunset	0030h	Bootes
Beta Centauri	Southern sky	Sunset	2320h	Centaurus
Alpha Centauri	Southern sky	Sunset	0000h	Centaurus
Antares	Upper Eastern Sky	Sunset	0220h	Scorpius
Vega	NE Sky	Sunset	0500h	Lyra
Deneb	NE horizon	Sunset	Sunrise	Cygnus
Altair	Eastern Sky	Sunset	Sunrise	Aquilae
Fomalhaut	SE horizon	2120h	Sunrise	Piscis Austrinus
Achernar	SE horizon	0020h	Sunrise	Eridanus
Aldebaran	Eastern horizon	0230h	Sunrise	Taurus
Capella	NE horizon	0300h	Sunrise	Auriga
Canopus	SE horizon	0320h	Sunrise	Carina
Rigel	Eastern horizon	0320h	Sunrise	Orion
Betelgeuse	Eastern horizon	0350h	Sunrise	Orion
Sirius	Eastern horizon	0455h	Sunrise	Canis Major