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Crescent Moon and Jupiter

2023, April 15: Morning Moon, Saturn, Evening Planets Stellar Dancing

March 22, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 15, 2023: Displaying earthshine, the morning crescent moon is near Saturn before sunrise.  During the evening hours, Venus, Mercury and Mars dance with the stars.

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2023, January 9: Morning Moon, Venus Takes Aim

December 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 9, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the west before sunrise.  After sunset, Venus moves closer to Saturn.  Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.  Sky watchers with telescopes have a double treat with Jupiter.

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2022, November 15: Jupiter’s Great Display, Bright Planets

October 16, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 15, 2022: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible through a telescope twice today.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to the southwest during the early evening.

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2022, November 14: Moon near Pollux, Nightly Bright Planet Display

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

November 14, 2022: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon is near Pollux, one of the Gemini Twins.  During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to southwest.

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2022, October 18: Celestial Donkeys, Planet Parade

September 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 18, 2022: The thick crescent moon appears near the Praesepe star cluster and the celestial donkeys before sunrise.  Overnight, Saturn leads Jupiter and Mars westward in the overnight planet parade

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2022, August 14:  Saturn at Opposition, Mars Approaches Pleiades

July 14, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 14, 2022: Saturn is at opposition today.  It rises in the southeast, appearing to move westward during the night.  Mars begins its approach to the Pleiades star cluster before sunrise.

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2022, August 11: Morning Planets, Perigean Moon

July 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 11, 2022: The four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are along an arc from the west-southwest horizon to the east-northeast skyline.  The perigean moon is near Saturn after sunset.

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2022, May 7: Eastern Planets, Evening Crabby Moon

April 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 7, 2022: Venus continues to stretch the gap to Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The evening moon is in front of Cancer while Mercury is low in the west-northwest.

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2022, March 19: Morning Planets, Moon, Evening Crab

February 9, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 19, 2022:  Venus and Mars are in a footrace toward Saturn leading up to a rare planetary grouping.  The morning moon is in the west-southwest.  Cancer is in the south during early evening.

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2022, January 18: Saturn’s Disappearing Act

December 23, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 18, 2022: Saturn slowly leaves the evening sky.  Bright Jupiter oversees the act from higher in the southwest.  In the morning, Venus, Mars, and the moon brighten the predawn sky.

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 26: Venus and Hamal are in the western sky after sundown.
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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 26: The moon is near Aldebaran and Mars is near Propus after sundown.
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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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