January 1-4, 2025: After sundown, brilliant Venus, Saturn, and the crescent moon on display in the southwest after sunset.
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2025 January 1-31: Venus’ Winter Show
January 1-31, 2025: Brilliant Venus puts on a winter show during January. Venus appears with the moon and Saturn after sundown as it noticeably brightens.
2024, December 31: New Year’s Eve Planet Display
December 31, 2024: Five planets are visible during nighttime. After sunset, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars span the sky during the evening hours.
2024, December 30: Spotlight Jupiter
December 30, 2024: Bright Jupiter is in the eastern sky after sunset. Sky watchers with telescopes can see its satellites move.
2024, December 29: Sirius is South at Midnight
December 29, 2024: Sirius, the night’s brightest star, is south at midnight as the calendar year ends. It is part of a large group of bright stars near Orion.
2024, December 28: Morning Moon-Antares Conjunction
December 28, 2024: Before sunrise, a Moon-Antares conjunction occurs in the southeastern sky. Mercury, in its final appearance of the year, is nearby.
2024, December 27: Morning Mercury, Moon, Evening Venus
December 27, 2024: Before sunrise, Mercury and the Moon appear with Scorpius. After sundown, the Evening Star passes Capricornus’ tail.
2024, December 26: See Planets Uranus and Neptune in Nightly Planet Display
December 26, 2024: Dim planets Uranus and Neptune are visible during the nightly planet display that includes Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Saturn
2024, December 25: See a Christmas Planet Display
December 25, 2024: Five bright planets in a Christmas planet display. Mars, Mercury, and the moon shine on Christmas morning. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible on Christmas night.
2024, December 24: Christmas Eve Planet Spectacle
December 24, 2024: After sundown on Christmas Eve, four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are strung across the sky from east-northeast to west-southwest – a planet spectacle.