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November 27, 2020: The gibbous moon.

2022, August 4: Saturn Dances with Stars, Evening Moon

July 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 4, 2022:  Saturn dances with the stars in Capricornus.  The Ringed Wonder is joined by Jupiter, Mars, and Venus before daybreak.  The evening Moon is between Spica and Zubenelgenubi.

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2022, August 2:  Morning Planet Parade Widens, Evening Lunar Crescent

July 3, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 2, 2022: Venus speeding away from Earth and our planet passing Saturn widens the morning planet parade.  The evening lunar crescent is with the stars of Virgo.

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2022, August 1:  Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon

July 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 1, 2022: Mars passes Uranus before sunrise.  The Red Planet is part of the expanding morning planet parade.  The evening crescent moon is in the western sky.

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2022, July 30: Triangular Saturn, Evening Moon

June 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 30, 2022: Saturn forms an interesting triangle with two stars in Capricornus before daybreak.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn parade in the morning sky. The thin crescent moon is in the west-northwest after sunset.

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2022, July 21: Martian Winter, Morning Planet Parade

June 20, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 21, 2022: Winter begins in the Martian northern hemisphere today. Before sunrise, the thick lunar crescent is near Mars in the morning planet parade of four planets and the lunar orb.

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2022, July 20: Apollo Anniversary, Morning Planets, Moon

June 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 20, 2022:  Today is the anniversary of the first moon landing.  In the morning sky, the moon is between Mars and Jupiter.  Saturn rises into the southeastern sky during the evening hours.

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2022, July 16: Mercury, Superior Conjunction, Milky Way Season

June 15, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements July 16, 2022: Mercury is at superior conjunction today.  Four bright planets shine before daybreak.  The Milky Way shines during summer evenings. PODCAST FOR

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2022, July 11:  Morning Planet Parade, Evening Ophiuchan Moon

June 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 11, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are aligned in the morning sky.  After sundown, the bright moon is with Ophiuchus.

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November 27, 2020: The gibbous moon.

2022, July 10: Morning Planet Display, Evening Moon, Antares

June 7, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 10, 2022: The gap in the four-planet morning parade continues to widen.  After sundown, the bright moon is near the star Antares.

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2022, July 9:  Mars Marches Into Aries, Scorpion Moon

June 6, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning.  It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.  As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of the Scorpion.

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Venus is in the western sky during evening twilight.
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Author's Notes: Two bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west-southwest. Venus moves high in the sky. The moon is in the western evening sky after sunset. Mars marches eastward in western Gemini, near Castor's foot.

Special Note: The five-planet parade that is mentioned in the current press is very difficult to impossible to see. Jupiter and Mercury are binocular objects that are very low in the sky during bright twilight. Uranus is in the same binocular field with Venus. Mars is the second planet visible without optical assistance. Better yet, watch the moon move through Taurus and Gemini.

Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Mars and the moon with Gemini and Taurus after sunset.
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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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