In the Sky this Month
December 2000
| dd hh | dd hh |
| 1 00 Moon at apogee | 18 01 LAST QUARTER |
| 2 01 Uranus 2.2 N of Moon | 20 07 Mars 4.3 S of Moon |
| 4 04 FIRST QUARTER | 21 13 Solstice |
| 4 13 Pluto in conj. with Sun | 23 21 Venus 1.4 S of Uranus |
| 9 16 Mercury 4.7 N of Antares | 25 18 NEW MOON Eclipse |
| 9 18 Saturn 1.9 N of Moon | 25 18 Mercury 2.7 S of Moon |
| 10 08 Jupiter 2.8 N of Moon | 25 18 Mercury in superior conjn. |
| 11 01 Mars 3.7 N of Spica | 28 07 Neptune 2.0 N of Moon |
| 11 10 FULL MOON | 28 16 Moon at apogee |
| 11 20 Venus 2.6 S of Neptune | 29 10 Uranus 2.3 N of Moon |
| 13 00 Moon at perigee | 29 22 Venus 1.8 N of Moon |
| 13 01 Mercury 10.9 S of Pluto |
January 2001
| dd hh | dd hh |
| 2 22 FIRST QUARTER | 24 13 NEW MOON |
| 3 05 Earth at Perihelion | 24 15 Neptune 2.0 N of Moon |
| 6 01 Saturn 2.0 N of Moon | 24 17 Moon at apogee |
| 6 14 Jupiter 3.1 N of Moon | 25 14 Jupiter stationary |
| 9 20 FULL MOON Eclipse | 25 15 Saturn stationary |
| 10 09 Moon at perigee | 25 19 Uranus 2.3 N of Moon |
| 13 18 Mercury 2.2 S of Neptune | 26 03 Mercury 3.0 N of Moon |
| 16 13 LAST QUARTER | 26 03 Neptune in conj. with Sun |
| 17 06 Venus greatest elong. E(47) | 27 05 Mercury greatest brilliancy |
| 17 20 Mars 3.8 S of Moon | 28 05 Mercury greatest elong. E(16) |
| 22 18 Mercury 0.4 S of Uranus | 28 14 Venus 6.4 N of Moon |
LOCAL TIMES of RISE and SET for the MAJOR PLANETS, 2000
Site Location:- Long. +28.0 deg. Lat. -26.0 deg. Local Time:- UT +2.0 hrs.
| Date | Sun |
Mercury |
Venus |
Mars |
Jupiter |
Saturn |
.Rise Set.. |
.Rise Set.. |
.Rise Set.. |
.Rise Set.. |
.Rise Set.. |
.Rise Set.. |
|
| Dec 06 | 05.09 18.48 |
04.28 17.58 |
08.16 21.57 |
02.06 14.37 |
18.00 04.42 |
17.17 04.14 |
| Dec 16 | 05.12 18.55 |
04.47 18.32 |
08.32 22.00 |
01.45 14.24 |
17.14 03.58 |
16.34 03.31 |
| Dec 26 | 05.17 19.00 |
05.14 19.05 |
08.46 21.58 |
01.24 14.11 |
16.30 03.14 |
15.52 02.50 |
| Jan 01 | 05.21 19.02 |
05.33 19.22 |
08.53 21.54 |
01.11 14.04 |
16.04 02.48 |
15.27 02.25 |
| Jan 11 | 05.28 19.03 |
06.11 19.48 |
09.04 21.46 |
00.50 13.51 |
15.22 02.06 |
14.46 01.44 |
| Jan 21 | 05.36 19.03 |
06.49 20.03 |
09.10 21.33 |
00.29 13.37 |
14.41 01.26 |
14.06 01.04 |
| Jan 31 | 05.43 18.59 |
07.07 19.55 |
09.11 20.58 |
00.09 13.24 |
14.01 00.46 |
13.27 00.25 |