Skip to content

When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

  • When the Curves Line Up
  • 2022-2023:  Evening Star Venus
  • Article Index
  • About/Contact
When the Curves Line Up

Latest Posts

Crescent Moon and Jupiter

2023, April 15: Morning Moon, Saturn, Evening Planets Stellar Dancing

March 22, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 15, 2023: Displaying earthshine, the morning crescent moon is near Saturn before sunrise.  During the evening hours, Venus, Mercury and Mars dance with the stars.

Read more

2023, April 14: Morning Moon Nears Saturn, Evening Planet Fest

March 21, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 14, 2023: The thick crescent moon nears Saturn before sunrise.  Three bright planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the western sky after sundown.

Read more

2023, April 13: Morning Moon Approaches Saturn, Evening Three Planet Dance

March 20, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 13, 2023: The moon approaches Saturn before sunup.  Brilliant Venus, Mercury and Mars dance with the stars after sundown.

Read more

2023, April 12: Steeped Morning Moon, Nightly Planet Dance

March 19, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 12, 2023: The moon is in front of the Teapot of Sagittarius before sunrise.  After nightfall, Venus, Mercury, and Mars dance against the evening’s stars.

Read more

2023, April 11: Jupiter Conjunction, Mercury at Greatest Elongation

March 18, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 11, 2023: Jupiter is at solar conjunction.  The sun is between Earth and Jupiter.  Mercury is at its farthest from the sun in the evening sky.  Venus continues its display with the Pleiades.

Read more

2023, April 10: Venus-Pleiades Conjunction

March 17, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 10, 2023: Brilliant Evening Star Venus passes the Pleaides star cluster in a pretty conjunction.  Venus joins Mercury and Mars in the evening sky, while Saturn and the gibbous moon are visible before sunup.

Read more

2023, April 9: Venus Near Pleiades, Mercury Reaches Best View

March 16, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 9, 2023: Venus nears the Pleiades as Mercury reaches for greatest elongation in the western evening sky.  Mars marches eastward in Gemini.  Saturn is in the morning sky.

Read more

2023, April 8: Scorpion Moon, Four Bright Planets Nightly

March 15, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 8, 2023: The bright moon approaches the Scorpion during the night.  Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars are visible during nighttime hours.

Read more

2023, April 7: Gibbous Moon, Four Bright Planets

March 14, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 7, 2023: Follow the moon across the sky during the night.  Saturn is visible before sunrise.  Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the western evening sky.

Read more

2023, April 6: Venus Nears Pleiades, Mercury at Evening Best

March 13, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 6, 2023: Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the evening sky.  Venus approaches the Pleiades star cluster.  Mercury is at its best evening appearance.

Read more

Posts navigation

«Previous Posts 1 2 3 4 … 195 Next Posts»

New Articles via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,716 other subscribers
Chart Caption - 2023, April 2: Saturn is low in the east-southeast before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, April 1: Venus and Mercury are in the west after sundown.
Advertisements

Author's Notes: Saturn is appearing in the morning sky before daybreak. Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west. Mercury is making its best evening appearance of the year to the lower right of Venus. The moon is farther eastward each evening after sunset. Mars marches eastward in western Gemini, near Castor's foot.

Chart Caption - 2023, April 1: Mars is near Castor’s heel – Tejat Posterior – after sundown.
Advertisements

Search This site

Trending Articles

  • 2023, March 31: Morning Saturn, Evening Bright Gibbous Moon
  • 2023, April 11: Jupiter Conjunction, Mercury at Greatest Elongation
  • 2023, March 30: Venus-Uranus Conjunction
  • 2023, April 3: The Planets Parade
  • 2023, April 1: Venus Approaches the Pleiades, Moon Covers a Star
Advertisements

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.

Advertisements
WordPress ThemeZee.
%%footer%%