January 15, 2022: Saturn and Mercury are slowly fading into bright twilight. Jupiter stands in the southwest after sunset. The bright moon is farther eastward. Morning Star Venus is beginning to appear with Mars before sunrise.
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Tag: Aquarius
2022, January 12: Mercury – Saturn Near Conjunction
January 12, 2022: Mercury moves to 3.4° to Saturn. This quasi-conjunction, or near conjunction, of the two planets is visible in southwest about 45 minutes after sunset. Jupiter is to Saturn’s upper left. The bright moon is near the Pleiades. Before sunrise, look for Mars low in the southeast. Venus is becoming visible during bright twilight.
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2021, November 12: Venus in the Teapot
November 12, 2021: Brilliant Evening Star Venus is in the Teapot this evening, passing Kaus Borealis. Saturn and Jupiter are visible to the upper left of Venus.
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2021, June 21: Jupiter Retrogrades
June 21, 2021: Jupiter begins retrograde, moving westward compared to the distant stars, today. The Jovian Giant, among the stars of Aquarius, is in the southern sky before sunrise.
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2021, June 17: Morning Planets
June 17, 2021: At mid-month, bright Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky before sunrise. Saturn is retrograding in Capricornus. Jupiter’s eastward direction is slowing as it turns westward to retrograde beginning June 21.
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2021, June 5: Early June Morning Planets
2021, June: With a crescent moon in the eastern sky, bright Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky. Saturn is retrograding in Capricornus, while Jupiter begins to slow its eastward progress in Aquarius.
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2021, May 30 – 2021, June 2: Morning Moon Passes Planets
May 30, 2021 – June 2, 2021: The gibbous moon passes bright Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise each morning. May 30, the moon is the lower right of Saturn. May 31, the moon is to the lower left of Saturn. On June 1 and June 2, the lunar orb is near Jupiter.
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2021, May 29: Morning Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, Saturn
May 29, 2021: This morning’s bright moon is near the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius. Bright Jupiter and Saturn are to the east of the gibbous moon.
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2021, May 28: Morning Moon, Teapot, Jupiter, Saturn
May 28, 2021: This morning, one hour before sunrise, the bright gibbous moon is near the Teapot of Sagittarius. Farther eastward, Jupiter is moving eastward in front of the stars of Aquarius. Saturn is retrograding in Capricornus.
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May 27, 2021: The bright moon is in the west this morning, near the star Antares. Bright Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast before sunrise.
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