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2022, February 2: Sunrise

2023, March 20:  Vernal Equinox, Evening Planets

February 24, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 20, 2023: The Vernal equinox occurs today at 4:24 p.m. CDT.  The sun’s rays are most direct on Earth’s equator.  Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sundown.

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2022, July 2: Morning Star, Aldebaran, Evening Leo Moon

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

July 2, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade through the morning. After sunset, the crescent moon is near the Sickle of Leo.

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2021, May 20: Morning Summer Triangle

May 13, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 20, 2021:  With two bright planets in the southeast before sunrise, the Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – is high in the south as daylight approaches.

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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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