Morning Star Venus steps through Leo during October in the eastern sky near the star Regulus.
by Jeffrey L. Hunt
Brilliant Venus is “that bright star” in the eastern sky before sunrise during October.
The planet shines from in front of the stars of Leo. This morning it was 4.1° to the lower left of Regulus and 2.5° to the upper right of Rho Leonis (ρ Leo on the chart.)
See our summary about Venus during October 2020 and the feature article about Venus as a Morning Star.
Each morning look at Venus and the nearby starfield with a binocular as the planet steps away from Regulus and toward ρ Leo.
Watch Venus continue to move through Leo during most of October.
The moon is in the region with Venus and Regulus beginning October 12.
Read more about the planets during October.
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