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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2023, January 23: Morning Mercury, Venus Planet Parade
January 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.
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2023, January 22: Venus-Saturn Conjunction, Morning Mercury
January 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.
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2023, January 21: New Moon Signals Lunar New Year, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Eve
January 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.
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2023, January 20: Morning Mercury, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Countdown
January 20, 2023: Mercury is visible in low in the southeastern sky. The Venus-Saturn conjunction occurs in two nights. Venus closes in.
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2023, January 19: Morning Mercury, Thin Moon, Venus Chases Saturn
January 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.
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2023, January 18: Morning Mercury, Moon, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Nears
January 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.
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2023, January 17: Morning Scorpion Moon, Imminent Venus-Saturn Conjunction
January 17, 2023: The morning crescent appears near the forehead of Scorpius. After sundown, Venus approaches Saturn as their conjunction approaches.
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2023, January 15: Morning Moon, Venus Targets Saturn
January 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.
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2023, January 14: Morning Moon, Spica, Evening Planets
January 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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