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  • 2023, November 29: Venus-Spica Conjunction
  • 2023, November 30: Venus-Jupiter Opposition Nears
  • 2023, December 1:  Venus Moves Past Spica, Moon, Beehive
  • 2023, December 2: Antares at Solar Conjunction, Venus Steps Eastward
  • 2023, December 3: Sliced Moon, Three Bright Planets
  • 2023, December 4: Leo Moon, Mercury at Greatest Elongation
  • 2023, December 5: Venus at 1 Astronomical Unit, Bright Jupiter and Saturn
  • 2023-2024: Venus, Morning Star

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Jupiter, Saturn and the moon, November 18, 2020

2023, December 19: A Scorpion Fumble, Moon Midway

November 29, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 19, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus appears below the Scorpion’s claws.  After sundown, the moon is nearly midway from Saturn to Jupiter.

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2023, December 18: Pinched Venus

November 28, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 18, 2023: Look for Venus between the Scorpion’s claws in the southeast before sunrise. The thick crescent moon is in the evening sky with Jupiter and Saturn.

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2023, December 17: Celestial Pairs

November 27, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 17, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus passes Zubenelgenubi, a planet-star conjunction.  After sundown, Saturn and crescent moon are paired, a planet-moon conjunction.

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2023, December 16: Venus Clawed, Evening Crescent Nears Saturn

November 26, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 16, 2023: Before daybreak, Venus is above the Scorpion’s southern claw. After nightfall, the crescent moon nears Saturn.

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2023, December 15: Brilliant Morning Star, Evening Lunar Crescent

November 25, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 15, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus approaches Zubenelgenubi, the Scorpion’s southern claw.  The crescent moon returns to the western evening sky.

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2023, December 14: Venus Nears Claws, Goodbye, Mercury!

November 24, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 14, 2023: Brilliant Morning Star Venus nears the Scorpion’s northern claw, Zubenelgenubi.  The thin crescent moon cues Mercury’s location in the evening sky.

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2023, December 13:  Look for Planet Uranus

November 23, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 13, 2023: Planet Uranus is easily spotted through a binocular.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the nighttime hours.

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2023, December 12: Look for Nightly Three-Planet Waltz

November 22, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 12, 2023: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, bright Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to spot during nighttime hours.

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2023, December 11: Spot Venus, Razor Thin Moon

November 21, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 11, 2023: Venus gleams from the eastern morning sky in the southeast.  The razor-thin moon is near the horizon.

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2023, December 10: Venus-Jupiter Opposition

November 20, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 10, 2023: Venus and Jupiter are in opposite directions and signal the last time the two planets are in the sky together before sunrise during this Venusian apparition.

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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program.

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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