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2020, April 1: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars span 16.7°.
This morning bright Jupiter appears low in the south-southeast with Saturn and Mars trailing off toward the southeast.
The three planets span 16.7° as Mars marches away from Jupiter and Saturn.
2020, April 18: The crescent moon shines from the east-southeast.
The crescent moon that is 25.4 days old (past its New phase) and 18% illuminated appears low in the east-southeast.
This article has more about the morning planets during April 2020.
Mars is moving away from Jupiter and Saturn, as Jupiter slowly inches toward Saturn for a December 21, 2020 Great Conjunction.
Categories: Astronomy, Sky Watching
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