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2023, May 31: Morning Planets, Brilliant Evening Star

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

May 31, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise.  Venus shines brightly from the western sky until about midnight.

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2023, May 30: Spiked Moon, Evening Planet Pirouette

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

May 30, 2023: After sundown and throughout the night, the gibbous moon is near Spica.  Venus and Mars dance with stars in the western sky after nightfall.

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2023, May 29:  Venus-Pollux Conjunction

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

May 29, 2023: After sundown, Venus passes Pollux, a Gemini Twin, in wide conjunction.  Mars is nearby.  Jupiter and Saturn are visible before daybreak.

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2023, May 28: Planet View

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

May 28, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are easily visible before sunrise.  After nightfall, Venus and Mars are in the western sky.

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2023, May 27: Morning Planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Evening Planets, Venus, Mars

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

May 27, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible before daybreak.  Venus, Mars, and the gibbous moon are visible after nightfall.

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2023, May 26: Moon Occults Star, Planets Parade

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

May 26, 2023: After sundown, the moon occults or eclipses one of Leo’s stars for many sky watchers across the Americas.  Find Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise, and Venus and Mars after nightfall.

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2023, May 25: Mars Marches toward the Beehive

May 1, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 25, 2023: After sundown, Venus, Mars and the crescent moon are in the western sky.  Through a binocular Mars can be seen near the Beehive star cluster.

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2023, May 24: Morning, Evening Planet Parade

April 30, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 24, 2023: Four planets make a planet parade before sunrise and after sunset.  Jupiter and Saturn appear before sunrise, while Venus and Mars are visible after sunset.

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2023, May 23: Venus, Moon, Pollux Gathering

April 29, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 23, 2023: The crescent moon is near Venus and Pollux after sundown.  Before sunrise, Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky.

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2023, May 22: Evening Crescent Moon near Venus

April 28, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 22, 2023: Two bright planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are visible before sunrise, while the crescent moon is near Venus after nightfall.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 8: Saturn and the moon are in the southeastern sky before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 8: An hour before sunrise, bright Jupiter is above the eastern horizon.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon rises later and is visible before sunrise. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars is near the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Venus and Mars are in the western sky after sunset.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Through a binocular, Mars is to the upper left of the Beehive star cluster.
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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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