Sky This Week

2020 September

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

Planets

Week from 13^th to 19^st Sept

Planet	Details
Venus	Initially visible in	Eastern Horizon
	Time	From: 0310h till Sunrise
	Description:	Easy to find, since this is very bright. 2nd planet from the sun.
	Residing constellation	Cancer
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	Middle of the Sky
	Time	From: Sunset till 0150h
	Description:	5th and the Largest planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Sagittarius
Saturn	Initially visible in	Middle of the Sky
	Time	From: Sunset till 0225h
	Description:	6th planet in the solar system
	Residing constellation	Sagittarius
Mars	Initially visible in	NOT VISIBLE
	Time	NOT VISIBLE
	Description:	4th planet in the solar system. Red
	Residing constellation	Virgo

Moon

September

Moon
	Sept	Sep	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Illumination
		1	-	05:13	17:54	99.6%
		2	-	06:02	18:37	99.9%
		3	-	06:48	19:17	99.5%
		4	-	07:32	19:55	97.4%
		5	-	08:15	20:33	93.5%
		6	-	08:58	21:12	87.9%
		7	-	09:42	21:51	81.0%
		8	-	10:27	22:33	72.8%
		9	-	11:14	23:18	63.7%
		10	-	12:04	-	53.9%
		11	00:07	12:57	-	43.7%
		12	00:59	13:51	-	33.4%
		13	01:54	14:46	-	23.5%
		14	02:51	15:42	-	14.6%
		15	03:50	16:36	-	7.4%
		16	04:48	17:28	-	2.4%
		17	05:45	18:19	-	0.2%
		18	06:42	19:08	-	1.3%
		19	07:38	19:58	-	5.5%
		20	08:35	20:49	-	12.5%
		21	09:32	21:42	-	21.8%
		22	10:31	22:36	-	32.4%
		23	11:30	23:32	-	43.8%
		24	12:28	-	-	55.1%
		25	-	00:29	13:24	65.8%
		26	-	01:25	14:17	75.5%
		27	-	02:19	15:07	83.9%
		28	-	03:10	15:53	90.6%
		29	-	03:59	16:35	95.5%
		30	-	04:45	17:16	98.6%

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
Fri Sep 11, 7:27 PM	1 min	21°	10° above SSW	21° above S
Sat Sep 12, 6:41 PM	4 min	17°	10° above S	12° above E
Sun Sep 13, 7:29 PM	5 min	31°	10° above WSW	17° above N
Mon Sep 14, 5:26 AM	2 min	20°	10° above N	20° above NE
Mon Sep 14, 6:42 PM	6 min	78°	10° above SW	11° above NNE
Wed Sep 16, 5:28 AM	6 min	65°	11° above NW	10° above SSE
Wed Sep 16, 6:47 PM	2 min	14°	14° above NW	10° above NNW
Thu Sep 17, 4:42 AM	5 min	47°	25° above N	10° above SE
Fri Sep 18, 3:58 AM	< 1 min	14°	14° above E	10° above ESE
Fri Sep 18, 5:31 AM	3 min	12°	10° above WSW	10° above SSW
Sat Sep 19, 4:47 AM	< 1 min	14°	14° above S	10° above S
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