December 26, 2022: The five bright planet display continues after sunset. The moon is near Saturn. Mars passes Aldebaran.
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Category: Astronomy
2022, December 25: Christmas Five Planet Display
December 25, 2022: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – put on a Christmas Evening display after sunset.
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2022, December 24: Lunar Crescent Joins Five Planet Display
December 24, 2022: After sundown, the crescent moon joins the rare five-planet display with Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars.
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2022, December 23: Rare Five Planet Display After Sunset
December 23, 2022: See a rare display of the five bright planets – Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – simultaneously after sunset.
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2022, December 22: See Five Bright Planets After Sundown
December 22, 2022: Not until 2036 are five planets visible simultaneously. From the sunset point, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars lineup from the southwest to the east-northeast.
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2022, December 21: Winter Solstice, Antares, Moon, Evening Five Planets
December 21, 2022: The Winter Solstice occurs today at 3:48 p.m. CST. The morning crescent is near Antares. After sundown, see the five bright planets.
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2022, December 20: Morning Lunar Crescent, Five-Planet Evening Display
December 20, 2022: The waning lunar crescent is to the lower left of Zubenelgenubi before sunrise. After sunset, look for the five bright planets from the southwest to the east-northeast.
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2022, December 19: Beautiful Morning Crescent, Evening Spot Five Planets
December 19, 2022: Before sunrise, the crescent moon approaches the Scorpion’s pincers. After sundown, attempt to spot the bright five planets.
Read more2022, December 18: Moon-Spica Conjunction, Five Planet Display
December 18, 2022: Before sunrise, the crescent moon is with Spica. After sundown, the five bright planet display of Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars is beginning to appear.
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2022, December 17: Morning Crescent, Bright Evening Display Forming
December 17, 2022: The thick morning crescent is near Porrima in Virgo this morning. An evening display of the five bright planets is beginning to form.
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