Waning Crescent Moon Recently Shows of Brilliance and Earthshine Near Venus and Mars • WED OCT 18, 2017 3:30 PM CT








Recently the Waning Crescent Moon has been rising and setting with brilliance,  accompanying sky partners Venus and Mars.

Tonight in the Chicago area, the Moon will set at 5:55 p.m., just after Venus and Mars, which will be lined out to the lower right from the Moon. Sunset is 6:03 p.m. which might make the Moon difficult to see.

Wednesday Moonset 5:55 p.m.
Thursday Moonrise 6:45 a.m.  Moonset 6:24 p.m.
Friday Moonrise 7:47 a.m.  Moonset 6:55 p.m.
Saturday Moonrise  8:47 a.m.  Moonset 7:28 p.m.

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The order of the sky objects from left to right is Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars. Star watching will be bright tonight with no light pollution from the Moon.

The Waning Crescent Moon will barely show a 1% crescent while setting this evening. Tomorrow morning the Moon will rise at 6:45 a.m. in the New Moon phase which is generally not visible. Clear skies are expected for several more days, so the Waxing Crescent Moon on Friday (Moonset 6:55 p.m./no cloud cover) or Saturday (Moonset 7:28 p.m./50% cloud cover) should be a good sight.





 NWS FORECAST US CITY FORECAST OF THE HOUR • WED OCT 18 2017 3:30 PM CT  

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. 

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 5 mph. 

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph. 

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.


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