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2022, June 18, Four of the five morning planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter.

2023, February 2: Goodbye, Mercury!  Gemini Moon, Evening Planets

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

February 2, 2023: Mercury slips into brighter morning twilight.  The moon is near the Gemini Twins.  Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sunset.

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2023, February 1: Mercury, Morning, Three Bright Planets, Evening

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

February 1, 2023: Mercury is visible in the southeast before sunrise.  Brilliant Venus and Bright Jupiter are in the southwestern sky after sundown, while Mars and the moon are in the east.

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2023, January 31: Morning Mercury, Three Evening Planets

January 5, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

January 31, 2023: Mercury is visible before sunrise in the southeastern sky. Venus, Jupiter and Mars are in the evening sky.  The moon is near the Bull’s horns

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2023, January 30: Goodbye, Saturn, Mars-Moon Encounter, Mars-Aldebaran Conjunction

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

January 30, 2023: Saturn leaves the evening sky.  The moon passes very close to Mars.  Mars has a wide conjunction with Aldebaran

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2023, January 29: Mercury, Greatest Elongation, Evening Moon, Pleiades

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

January 29, 2023: Mercury is at its greatest angular separation from the sun during morning twilight.  After sundown, look for four planets and the gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster.

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2023, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning

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

January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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2023, January 27: Morning Mercury, Bright Evening Planets

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

January 27, 2023: Mercury is in the southeast before daybreak.  After sundown, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Moon, and Mars are along an arc from west-southwest to east-southeast.

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2023, January 26: Mercury’s Morning Appearance, Bright Evening Planet Parade

December 31, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 26, 2023: Mercury is the lone bright planet in eastern morning sky before sunup.  Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and the moon parade in the evening sky.

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2023, January 25: Wonderous Moon, Jupiter, Morning Mercury

December 30, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 25, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is in the southeast before sunrise.  After sundown, the pretty moon is near Jupiter, making a photogenic scene.

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2023, January 24: Morning’s Mercury, Evening Planet Collection

December 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 24, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is visible in the southeastern sky.  After sundown, a collection of planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – appears with the moon.

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Chart Caption - 2023, February 5: Evening Star Venus and Jupiter are in the western sky after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the southwest. Jupiter is above Venus. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 5: Mars, near Aldebaran, is high in the southeast after sunset.
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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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