2019, January 30: The waning crescent moon that is 24.4 days old appears 6 degrees to the upper right of bright Jupiter. Venus is over 7 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter.
The waning crescent moon, bright Jupiter, and Morning Star Venus shine from the southeast on this wickedly cold morning. The crescent moon (24.4 days old and 24% illuminated), overexposed in the image, is 6 degrees to the upper right of bright Jupiter. Venus, rapidly moving eastward is over 7 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter. The star Antares appears to the right of the planets. Tomorrow morning, the moon is near Venus.
See January 31’s photos
More about the morning planets:
- Venus in the Morning Sky, 2018-2019
- 2018-2019: Jupiter Dances With the Snake Handler
- 2019: Saturn’s Year in Sagittarius
- 2019, February 18: A Venus-Saturn Conjunction
2021, January 26: Evening Planet, Mars
January 26, 2021: Visible high in the south after sunset, Mars is in Aries heading for an early March conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster.
2021: Early February, Equal Light, Darkness
Depending on the latitude, the time of equal light and equal darkness occurs during early February.
2021, January 22-24: Moon in Taurus
January 22-24, 2021: The bright gibbous moon moves through Taurus during the evening.
Categories: Astronomy, Sky Watching
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