June 27, 2022: The crescent moon is near elusive Mercury before sunrise. Not until 2100, will the five bright planets appear in order from the sun.
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2022, May 10: Morning Planet String, Mercury in Disappearing Act
May 10, 2022: The four morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are along the eastern horizon before sunup. Mercury begins to retrograde as it moves toward bright twilight along with winter’s evening stars.
2022, May 9: Four Morning Planets, Evening Sickled Moon
May 9, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are strung along the eastern sky before sunrise. After sundown, the gibbous moon is near the Sickle of Leo, while Mercury is low in the west-northwest.
2022, May 8: Four Morning Planets, Evening Leo Moon
May 8, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – stretch across the eastern sky. As night falls, the First Quarter moon is near Leo as Mercury is low in the west-northwest.
2022, May 7: Eastern Planets, Evening Crabby Moon
May 7, 2022: Venus continues to stretch the gap to Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise. The evening moon is in front of Cancer while Mercury is low in the west-northwest.
2022, May 6: Morning Planet Gems, Evening Moon
May 6, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, shining like gems on a necklace, stretch across the eastern sky. The evening moon is near Pollux while Mercury is quickly departing the western sky after sundown.
2022, May 5: Four Morning Planets, Lovely Evening Lunar Crescent
May 5, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn gleam from the eastern sky this morning. A lovely lunar crescent is in front of the Gemini as Mercury recedes into bright twilight.
2022, May 4: Morning Planets, Evening Moon, Disappearing Stars
May 4, 2022: The bright morning planets, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, are strung along the eastern sky. Mercury and the waxing moon are in the west-northwestern sky after sundown. The bright stars of winter are disappearing for the season.
2022, May 3: Morning Planet Necklace, Evening Gored Moon
May 3, 2022: Four morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are strung across the eastern sky, like gems on necklace, before sunup. Mercury and the crescent moon are in the western sky as night falls.
2022, May 1: Morning Planets, Evening Crescent, Mercury
May 1, 2022: Venus is close to Jupiter in the eastern sky this morning with Mars and Saturn nearby. The crescent moon re-enters the evening sky below speedy Mercury.