After passing Jupiter and Saturn late in March, the thin waning crescent moon appears near Venus on April 1.  Locate a clear east-southeast horizon and look about 45 minutes before sunrise.  This is during mid-twilight when the sky is brightening, but  brilliant Venus is easily found.  It is low in the sky, only 4° up in the sky,  Venus is nearly 9° to the left of the waning crescent moon that is only 14% illuminated and just a few days before the moon reaches its New phase.

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

Categories: Astronomy, Sky Watching

Tags: astronomy, moon, Planets, sky watching, Venus