Should we be able to see one of the other planets right now? -unaided eye, California

[toddulus]

@Chronos

It wouldn’t even take a day. The Moon moves 360 degrees through the sky in a month, which means about 13 degrees per day, or 26 times the diameter of the Moon, or about one diameter per hour. So it’d only take a few hours to go from smiley configuration to frowney.

Thanks, This would explain why Eastern Australia gets a smiley at 9.30 pm, Monday 1 Dec (UTC +11 hours) and Southern California gets a frowny (~UTC -8 hours).

[Cunctator]

Link to another relevant thread: Anyone watching the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus?