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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Category: Sky Watching
2023, April 4: Venus Matches Sirius, Mercury Approaches Best View
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.
Read more2023, April 2: Nighttime Planet Display
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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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