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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2023, May 21: Morning Arcturus, Evening Celestial Display
May 21, 2023: Find Arcturus in the west before sunrise. After sunset, Venus, Mars, and the crescent moon are on exhibition.
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2023, May 20: Four Nightly Bright Planets, Evening Crescent Moon
May 20, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise, while Venus and Mars shine after nightfall. The crescent moon returns to the western evening sky.
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2023, May 19: Morning Planets, Evening Planet Derby
May 19, 2023: Four bright planets are visible during the night. Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky before daybreak, while Venus and Mars race eastward after sundown.
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2023, May 18: Capella’s Heliacal Rising, Celestial Snake
May 18: The bright star Capella makes its first morning appearance, known as the heliacal rising. Look for Hydra’s dim stars during the night.
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2023, May 17: Moon Occults Jupiter, Mars Marches into Cancer
May 17, 2023: The crescent moon occults Jupiter across US, Canada, and Greenland. Mars marches into Cancer.
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2023, May 16: First Morning Appearances, Mars Alignment
May 16, 2023: Jupiter and the star Fomalhaut are making their first appearances before daybreak. After sundown, Mars aligns with Castor and Pollux.
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2023, May 15: Lovely Morning Moon, Evening Planet Chase
May 15, 2023: A thinning crescent moon is visible in the east-southeast before daybreak. Venus appears to be chasing Mars through Gemini after sundown.
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2023, May 14: Morning Saturn, Moon, Evening Planets
May 14, 2023: Saturn and the moon appear in the southeast before sunrise. Venus and Mars are in front of Gemini after nightfall.
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2023, May 13: Morning Saturn-Moon Conjunction, Mars Nears Castor-Pollux Alignment
May 13, 2023: The moon appears with Saturn in the southeast before sunrise. Evening planet Mars marches toward an alignment with Castor and Pollux, the Gemini Twins.
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