November 22, 2020: Brilliant Venus appears low in the east before sunrise. Venus is moving eastward in Virgo. Mercury is slipping back into the sun’s glare. Mercury approaches the star Zubenelgenubi.
2020, November 22: Morning Planets Venus, Mercury
2020, November 21: Evening Planets, First Quarter Moon
November 21, 2020: The Great Conjunction countdown begins, 30 days until the conjunction. Jupiter and Saturn are low in the south-southwest after sunset. The moon appears between Mars and the approaching conjunction. Mars is moving eastward among the stars of Pisces. The moon is at its First Quarter phase at 10:45 p.m. CST.
2020, November 21: Venus, Mercury in Morning Sky
November 21, 2020: Bright Morning Star Venus shines in the east-southeast this morning above the speedy planet Mercury. Use a binocular to spot Mercury near the star Zubenelgenubi.
2020, November 20: Moon East of Jupiter, Saturn. Mars in East
November 20, 2020: After sunset, bright rusty Mars is in the east-southeast in front of the dim stars of Pisces. This evening the thick crescent moon is east of the Jupiter-Saturn pair. Jupiter continues to close the gap to Saturn as a runup to their Great Conjunction on December 21, 2020.
2020, November 20: Venus, Speedy Mercury in Morning Sky
November 20, 2020: Brilliant Venus continues to shine in the east-southeast before sunrise. Catch Mercury before it disappears back into bright twilight and the sun’s glare. It is approaching Zubenelgenubi.
2020, November 19: Moon with Saturn, Jupiter. Mars in East.
November 19, 2020: The thick crescent moon is to the lower left of Saturn this evening. Jupiter continues to close the gap to Saturn as their Great Conjunction approaches on December 21, 2020. Mars is in the eastern sky among the dim stars of Pisces.
2020, November 19: Morning Star Venus, Spica, Mercury
November 19, 2020: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, the star Spica, and Mercury are in the east- southeastern sky before sunrise.
2020, December 21: Observing the Great Conjunction
December 21, 2020. Jupiter passes Saturn in a close conjunction, known as a great conjunction. This conjunction is visible from across the globe. Across the world the planets are visible in the south-southwest after sunset. This is a slow-moving event that has been unfolding throughout 2020. This article describes how to observe and photograph this world-wide astronomical spectacular.
2020, November 18: Moon near Jupiter, Saturn. Mars in East
Look for the crescent moon to the lower right of Jupiter and Saturn after sunset in the south-southwest. Jupiter continues to move closer to Saturn as the Great Conjunction approaches on December 21, 2020. Rusty Mars shines from the eastern sky from in front of the stars of Pisces.
2020, November 18: Morning Star Venus, Spica, Mercury
Brilliant Morning Star Venus, the star Spica, and planet Mercury appear in the east-southeast together. Venus is passing Spica. Mercury is making its best morning appearance of the year.
