Here are the current positions of the celestial objects, above the horizon as seen from San Francisco:
% sl_data -planets -num 1 -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_find 'elev>0' # datetime object bearing elev dist full sunsep sunelev 28Jan2026 20:36:50 PST moon 167.4 79.9 360 0.82 129.7 -37.2 28Jan2026 20:36:50 PST jupiter 107.9 57.2 642185 1.00 158.4 -37.2 28Jan2026 20:36:50 PST saturn 259.1 9.4 1516579 1.00 49.1 -37.2
Here are today's sun/moon rise/set times and bearings for San Francisco:
% sl_smrs 37.8 -122.4 28Jan2026: Sunrise: 07:17 PST (112.5°) Sunset: 17:29 PST (247.7°) Moonrise: 12:52 PST (54.2°) Moonset: 03:35 PST (304.8°)
And here are the close celestial encounters for the next week:
% sl_data -start 28Jan2026 -duration 7d -interval 5m -planets -refraction 37.8 -122.4 | sl_conjunctions venus (full) and mercury (full) start at 30Jan2026 17:55 PST b: 248.1° e: 0.5° 1.08° apart minsep at 30Jan2026 17:55 PST b: 248.1° e: 0.5° 1.08° apart end at 30Jan2026 17:55 PST b: 248.1° e: 0.5° 1.08° apart venus (full) and mercury (full) start at 01Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 0.9° 1.86° apart minsep at 01Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 0.9° 1.86° apart end at 01Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 0.9° 1.86° apart venus (full) and mercury (full) start at 02Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 1.6° 2.20° apart minsep at 02Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 1.6° 2.20° apart end at 02Feb2026 18:00 PST b: 249.1° e: 1.6° 2.20° apart venus (full) and mercury (full) start at 03Feb2026 18:05 PST b: 250.0° e: 1.3° 2.68° apart minsep at 03Feb2026 18:05 PST b: 250.0° e: 1.3° 2.68° apart end at 03Feb2026 18:05 PST b: 250.0° e: 1.3° 2.68° apart
