2024, June 1: Moon between Morning Planets

June 1. 2024: Before sunrise, the lunar crescent is between Saturn and Mars in the eastern sky. Find the Big Dipper after evening twilight ends.

2024, May 31: Saturn-Moon Conjunction

May 31, 2024: Before sunrise, the moon is beside Saturn in a close conjunction. Mars is in the eastern sky.

May 30, 2024: Before sunrise the gibbous moon is near Saturn in the southeastern sky. Mars is in the east.

May 28, 2024: Hercules and its famous star cluster are visible after nightfall. The gibbous moon, Saturn, and Mars are in the sky before sunrise.

May 7, 2024: Shining from the eastern sky before sunrise, Mars and Saturn are morning planets. Look for stars Arcturus and Spica after sundown.

March 24, 2024: Mercury is at its best evening appearance of the year for northern hemisphere sky watchers. The Full (Worm) moon occurs tonight.

March 2, 2024: The Scorpion Moon is in the southern sky before sunrise. Bright Jupiter is visible after sundown.

January 30, 2024: Venus moves through Sagittarius before sunrise. Bright Jupiter and Saturn are visible after sundown.

November 24, 2023: Vega appears before sunrise and after sunset. The moon passes Jupiter during the nighttime hours.

November 15, 2023: The crescent moon returns to the western sky after nightfall. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the night.