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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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
May 22, 2023: Two bright planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are visible before sunrise, while the crescent moon is near Venus after nightfall.
Read moreMay 21, 2023: Find Arcturus in the west before sunrise. After sunset, Venus, Mars, and the crescent moon are on exhibition.
Read moreMay 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.
Read moreMay 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.
Read moreMay 18: The bright star Capella makes its first morning appearance, known as the heliacal rising. Look for Hydra’s dim stars during the night.
Read moreMay 17, 2023: The crescent moon occults Jupiter across US, Canada, and Greenland. Mars marches into Cancer.
Read moreMay 16, 2023: Jupiter and the star Fomalhaut are making their first appearances before daybreak. After sundown, Mars aligns with Castor and Pollux.
Read moreMay 15, 2023: A thinning crescent moon is visible in the east-southeast before daybreak. Venus appears to be chasing Mars through Gemini after sundown.
Read moreMay 14, 2023: Saturn and the moon appear in the southeast before sunrise. Venus and Mars are in front of Gemini after nightfall.
Read moreMay 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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