August 31, 2021: The morning moon is caught between the Bull’s Horns. During the evening three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – sparkle in the sky.
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2021, August 30: Last Quarter Moon, Hyades
August 30, 2021: The morning moon is near Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster.
Read more2021, August 29: Morning Moon, Pleiades
August 29, 2021: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon appears near the Pleiades star cluster.
Read more2021, August 28: Morning Moon, Evening Planets
August 28, 2021: Before sunrise, the moon is high in the south. It is in Aries, approaching the Pleiades star cluster and Taurus. Three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are easy to spot after sunset.
Read more2021, August 27: Morning Moon, Evening Inner Planets
August 27, 2021: The bright moon is near Aries in the morning sky. Look for Venus and Mercury shortly after sunset.
Read more2021, August 26: Venus Heads Toward Spica
2021, August 26: Venus approaches Spica. The star Porrima is to the upper right of Venus.
Read more2021, August 25: Retrograding Saturn and Jupiter
August 25, 2021: Evening Star Venus, bright Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the early evening hours. Brilliant Venus is in the western sky. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeastern sky
Read more2021, August 24: Morning Moon, Jupiter
August 24, 2021: The bright moon is in the southwestern sky before sunrise, casting its lunar glow across the sky. Bright Jupiter is to the lower right of the lunar orb and near the horizon.
Read more2021, August 23: Moon’s Star Tails
August 23, 2021: Later during the evening the moon appears in the region of stars that have tail names.
Read more2021, August 22: Evening Star Venus Steps Through Virgo
August 22, 2021: Brilliant Evening Star Venus continues to step through Virgo after sundown. It is to the lower left of Spica and near Porrima and Zaniah.
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