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2021, May 12: Venus, the crescent moon, and Mercury are in the west-northwest after sunset.

2023, April 5: Three Planet Evening Exhibition, Pink Moon

March 12, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 5, 2023: Venus, Mercury, and Mars shine brightly from the western sky after sundown.  The Pink Moon shines brightly all night.

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2023, April 4: Venus Matches Sirius, Mercury Approaches Best View

March 11, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 4, 2023: Brilliant Venus and Sirius are about the same height above the horizon during the early evening.  Mercury is approaching its best evening sighting of the year for northern hemisphere sky watchers.

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2023, April 2: Nighttime Planet Display

March 9, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 2, 2023: Saturn is in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the evening sky.  Mercury is starting its best evening appearance of the year.

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2023, April 1: Venus Approaches the Pleiades, Moon Covers a Star

March 8, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 1, 2023: Venus begins to approach the Pleiades star cluster after sundown.  The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis during the night.

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2023, March 31: Morning Saturn, Evening Bright Gibbous Moon

March 7, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 31, 2023: Saturn is visible in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the sky with the gibbous moon during the night.

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2023, March 30: Venus-Uranus Conjunction

March 6, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 30, 2023: A Venus-Uranus conjunction occurs this evening after sundown.  Use a binocular to see the dimmer planet.  Saturn is visible before sunrise in the east-southeast.

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2023, March 29: Morning Saturn, Venus Approaches Uranus

March 5, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 29, 2023: Saturn is entering the east-southeastern sky before sunup.  During the evening, Venus approaches Uranus before their conjunction.

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2023, March 28: Morning Saturn, Evening, Mars, Moon

March 4, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 28, 2023: Saturn continues to make its first morning appearance for northern hemisphere sky watches.  The First Quarter Moon is near Mars after sundown.

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2023, March 27: Jupiter-Mercury Conjunction

March 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 27, 2023: A Jupiter-Mercury conjunction occurs during bright morning twilight.  Saturn is making its first appearance in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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2023, March 26: Mars Marches into Gemini

March 2, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 26, 2023: Mars moves into Gemini this evening at the foot of Castor.  Jupiter leaves the evening sky as Mercury enters.

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 21: Venus and Jupiter are in the west after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west-southwest. Venus moves higher in the sky after the Jupiter conjunction on March 1. Jupiter slowly slides into evening twilight. Mars marches eastward in front of Taurus near the western Gemini boundary.

Chart Caption - 2023, March 21: Mars is east of the Bull’s horns, Elnath and Zeta Tauri, moving toward the Gemini border.
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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program.

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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