November 30: Venus and Jupiter are at nearly opposite ends of the morning sky as their opposition approaches.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
November 30: Venus and Jupiter are at nearly opposite ends of the morning sky as their opposition approaches.
Read moreNovember 29, 2023: Venus passes the star Spica, the brightest in Virgo, in a wide conjunction during morning twilight in the eastern sky.
Read moreNovember 3, 2023: Jupiter is in the sky all night as Earth passes between the planet and the sun. Look for it in the eastern sky after sunset and in the west before sunrise.
Read moreNovember 2, 2023: Spica is making its first morning appearance after its solar conjunction last month. Brilliant Venus is to the upper right of the star.
Read moreOctober 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.
Read moreOctober 6, 2023: Venus nears conjunction with Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, on October 9th. The moon is with Gemini during the predawn hours.
Read moreOctober 5, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is near Castor’s foot and a star cluster. Venus approaches Regulus leading up to the October 9th conjunction.
Read moreSeptember 11, 2023: Venus and the moon show crescents in the morning sky. A telescope is needed to view Venus’ crescent phase.
Read moreSeptember 10, 2023: The crescent moon is near Gemini’s Pollux before sunrise. Through a telescope, Venus shows a crescent that resembles the moon this morning.
Read moreSeptember 9, 2023: During morning twilight the crescent moon is in the eastern sky above Morning Star Venus.
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