June 24, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.
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2023, April 30: Venus at Extremes
April 30, 2023: Brilliant Evening Star Venus is in the western sky after sundown. It reaches extremes of setting times and setting time intervals during the next several days.
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2023, April 3: The Planets Parade
April 3, 2023: Four planets – Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn – are visible during nighttime hours. The bright gibbous moon approaches the Full moon phase.
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2023, March 7: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Evening Planets, Worm Moon
March 7, 2023: Venus and Jupiter appear near each other in the west while Mars nears a conjunction with the Bull’s northern horn. The moon is Full in the morning, the Worm moon.
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2023, March 6: Venus Outruns Jupiter, Bright Moon
March 6, 2023: Venus splits from Jupiter each evening in the west after sundown. The bright, nearly-Full moon is in the sky all night. Mars nears Taurus’ horns.
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2023, February 19: Leo’s Morning, Venus Approaches Jupiter
February 29, 2023: Leo is in the western sky before sunrise, taking all night to go from east to west. After sundown, Evening Star Venus continues to approach bright Jupiter.
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2023, February 8: Gibbous Moon, Mars Marches Eastward
February 8, 2023: The gibbous moon is visible before daybreak and again later in the evening. With brilliant Venus and Jupiter in the west-southwest, Mars marches eastward against Taurus in the southeastern sky.
Read more2023, February 7: Morning Moon, Brilliant Venus, Jupiter
February 7, 2023: The bright morning moon is in the west near Regulus before sunrise. Venus and Jupiter are in the southwest after sunset. Mars is in the southeast.
Read more2023, January 12: Mars’ Retrograde Ends, Western Planets in Line
January 12, 2023: Mars resumes its eastward march in Taurus tonight. With Mars in the east, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in a line in the western sky.
Read more2023, January 11: Lion Moon, Evening Planet Dance
January 11, 2023: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon seems to appear in the belly of the Lion. During the early evening hours, the four bright planets continue their dance.
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