The Sky In January 2009

New York – 16.01.09 – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are the planets for January 2009 according to the leading astrologers.

All these planets occupy interesting positions during the month, they say.  “Mercury is very low in the west at sunset, and sets below the horizon by 6.30 P.M during the first week of January.  It is near planet Jupiter.  By mid-month, Mercury will have moved toward the Sun, and it will no longer be visible in the evening twilight”, says a report from a leading astronomical site.

The brightest star in the sky Venus would be moving higher every evening, the astrologers predict.  By mid-January it will set in the southwest at approximately 9.00 P.M according to their calculations.
One of the interesting findings is that Mars would not be visible at all during the month.

“Jupiter is very low in the west at sunset, and sets below the horizon by 6:15 pm during the first week of January. Mercury is near Jupiter; Jupiter is the brighter of the two. By mid-month, Jupiter will have moved toward the Sun, and it will no longer be visible in the evening twilight”, continues the report.

In contrast, Saturn will look like pale yellow-white object.  It would be rising at the eastern side of the sky at 10.00 P.M and will be standing at 45 degrees above the southwest horizon during the evening hours, according to the astrologers.

Some of the upcoming celestial events are the waning crescent color Moon that will visible to the north of the bright star Antares from January 21st.  The Annual Solar Eclipse will take place on January 26th.  This eclipse would be visible in Indian Ocean, Southeast India, Southeast Asia, Australia, Madagascar, South Africa, and Indonesia.

Venus will be visible at about three degrees south of the waxing crescent Moon during the early part of the evening on January 29th say the astrologers.