Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
The brilliant Morning Star Venus continues to shine as “that bright star” in the east-southeast before sunrise. The moon appears to be caught in the Bull’s Horns this morning as the lunar orb shines from the west-northwest. In the evening sky, Jupiter continues to waltz toward Saturn for their Great Conjunction on December 21, 2020. Mars moves eastward among the stars of Pisces in the east-southeast after sunset.
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November 30, 2020: The Great Conjunction countdown: 21 days. Jupiter continues to close in on Saturn. Rusty Mars is in the eastern sky. The bright moon is in the sky nearly all night.
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November 30, 2020: A penumbral lunar eclipse is visible across North American, South America, Pacific Ocean Basin, and most of Asia. As the eclipse ends Morning Star Venus sines from the east-southeast.
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November 29, 2020: The Great Conjunction countdown: 22 days. Jupiter and Saturn continue to close the gap to Saturn as these planets align for their Great Conjunction. The bright moon shines in the eastern sky after sunset and rides the moving sky westward during the night. Bright Mars continues to march eastward in Pisces.
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November 29, 2020: Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines from the southeastern sky before sunrise. It is moving eastward in Libra as it steps toward Zubenelgenubi.
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November 28, 2020: The Great Conjunction countdown: 23 days. With a bright moon washing out the dimmer stars, Jupiter and Saturn are in the south-southwest and Mars is in the east as the night begins.
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November 28, 2020: Venus moves into Libra this morning as it approaches the “claw stars,” that were once part of Scorpius. Find the planet low in the east-southeast during morning twilight.
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November 27, 2020: The Great Conjunction countdown: 24 days. Jupiter and Saturn are in the west-southwest after sunset. The bright gibbous moon is in the east with Mars to its upper right.
Read moreNovember 27, 2020: Brilliant Venus is the lone bright morning planet. Find it in the east-southeast during early morning twilight. It is stepping eastward in Virgo, near the Virgo-Libra border.
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November 26, 2020: Goodbye Mercury as the planet speeds back into the sun’s glare. It returns to the evening sky during the new year. Morning Star Venus continues to step eastward in Virgo.
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