The formation of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) and possible development into a tropical cyclone in the coming days will affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. This weather disturbance will bring frequent rains over Northern Mindanao, Eastern Visayas beginning tomorrow, and onwards over the rest of Mindanao, rest of Visayas, Southern Luzon and the eastern section of Central Luzon.

On January 7 at around 6:00 PM, a grand conjunction of planets will be observed in the west southwestern horizon. Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are the brightest naked eye planets in our sky shining at magnitudes -4.2, -0.4 and -1.9, respectively, while Neptune and Uranus will be found at 30 and 58 degrees above the horizon shining at magnitudes +7.9 and +5.7, respectively. Neptune will be located among the background stars of the constellation Capricornus, the Sea-Goat, while Uranus will be located among the background stars of the constellation Aquarius, the Water Bearer as shown in Figure 1.. Mars will be difficult to observe due to its proximity to the Sun.