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![]() ![]() ![]() On the 31 st, Mars sets at 11:53 p.m., PDT, and is 93-percent illuminated and 4.7 arcseconds wide. The planet sets at 12:54 a.m., PDT, and is 91-percent illuminated and 5.4 arcseconds wide. On the 1 st, Mars is due west and two-thirds of the way up from the horizon. Mars crosses from Gemini the Twins to Cancer the Crab on the 16 h. Venus continues to increase in brightness and width and to decrease in the percentage of its disk that is illuminated. ![]() On the 31 st, the sun sets at 7:59 p.m., PDT, and Venus sets at 11:21 p.m., PDT, and is 52-percent illuminated and 23 arcseconds wide. Venus is 66-percent illuminated and 17 arcseconds wide. On the 1 st, the sun sets at 7:37 p.m., PDT, and Venus sets at 11:07 p.m., PDT. Venus is due west and about a third of the way above the horizon after sunset. Do not observe any planet when it comes close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great. Mercury is 43-percent illuminated and only eight arcseconds wide. The planet rises just north of east and stays close to the horizon. On the 31 st, Mercury rises at 4:35 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at 5:43 a.m., PDT, 68 minutes later. On the 29 th, Mercury reaches greatest western elongation, 25 degrees west of the sun. Mercury rises due east at 6:04 a.m., PDT, and the sun rises at the same time on the 1 st, and so the planet is not observable. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California. This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between May 1 and May 31, 2023. ![]()
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