<p>Mars passes 2° north of Virgo’s bright alpha star Spica at 4 A.M. EDT. Neither is visible at that time, but you can catch them in the evening sky shortly after sunset. You’ll want to be quick, though — they set before 9 P.M. local daylight time and are already low in the west 40<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-friday-september-12-2025/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"The Sky Today on Friday, September 12: Mars moves past Spica"</span></a></p>
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Mars passes 2° north of Virgo’s bright alpha star Spica at 4 A.M. EDT. Neither is visible at that time, but you can catch them in the evening sky shortly after sunset. You’ll want to be quick, though — they set before 9 P.M. local daylight time and are already low in the west 40Continue reading “The Sky Today on Friday, September 12: Mars moves past Spica”
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