July 1, 2023: Mercury begins an evening appearance with superior conjunction at the sun. Brilliant Venus is in an interval of greatest brightness after sundown.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
July 1, 2023: Mercury begins an evening appearance with superior conjunction at the sun. Brilliant Venus is in an interval of greatest brightness after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 23, 2023: Mercury is visible in the southeast before sunup. Saturn, Venus, Moon, Jupiter, and Mars span the sky after sundown in a pretty planet parade.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2023: This evening is the Venus-Saturn conjunction. The Evening Star passes 0.4° to the lower left of Saturn. Elusive Mercury is visible before sunup.
Read moreJanuary 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon. One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn. Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 20, 2023: Mercury is visible in low in the southeastern sky. The Venus-Saturn conjunction occurs in two nights. Venus closes in.
Read moreJanuary 19, 2023: A razor-thin lunar crescent appears near Mercury before sunrise. Venus continues to close in on Saturn leading up to their conjunction in three nights.
Read moreJanuary 18, 2023: Mercury and the crescent moon appear in the eastern sky before sunrise. After sundown, Venus continues to approach Saturn leading to a conjunction in four nights.
Read moreJanuary 17, 2023: The morning crescent appears near the forehead of Scorpius. After sundown, Venus approaches Saturn as their conjunction approaches.
Read moreJanuary 15, 2023: The thick crescent moon is near Spica before sunup. After sundown, Venus moves closer to Saturn for a conjunction in a week. Jupiter and Mars are in the evening sky as well.
Read moreJanuary 14, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon is near Spica. After sundown, Venus continues to approach Saturn. Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.
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