2023, January 31: Morning Mercury, Three Evening Planets

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

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

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.

2023, January 27: Morning Mercury, Bright Evening Planets

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

2023, January 23: Morning Mercury, Venus Planet Parade

January 23, 2023: Mercury is visible in the southeast before sunup. Saturn, Venus, Moon, Jupiter, and Mars span the sky after sundown in a pretty planet parade.

2023, January 22: Venus-Saturn Conjunction, Morning Mercury

January 22, 2023: This evening is the Venus-Saturn conjunction. The Evening Star passes 0.4° to the lower left of Saturn. Elusive Mercury is visible before sunup.

2023, January 21: New Moon Signals Lunar New Year, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Eve

January 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon. One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn. Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.