February 13, 2023: The moon is with the classic Scorpion before sunrise. After sundown, three bright planets are visible. Neptune is near Venus through a binocular.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
February 13, 2023: The moon is with the classic Scorpion before sunrise. After sundown, three bright planets are visible. Neptune is near Venus through a binocular.
Read moreJanuary 17, 2023: The morning crescent appears near the forehead of Scorpius. After sundown, Venus approaches Saturn as their conjunction approaches.
Read moreDecember 24, 2022: After sundown, the crescent moon joins the rare five-planet display with Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars.
Read moreDecember 21, 2022: The Winter Solstice occurs today at 3:48 p.m. CST. The morning crescent is near Antares. After sundown, see the five bright planets.
Read moreSeptember 29, 2022: Mars approaches the Crab Nebula before daybreak. The crescent moon is with the classic Scorpion after sundown.
Read moreSeptember 2, 2022: Mars marches eastward through the starry fields of Taurus before daybreak. After sunset, the lunar orb is next to the Scorpion’s forehead.
Read moreAugust 6, 2022: Brilliant Venus is in conjunction with Pollux this morning. Venus joins, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the morning sky. The evening moon is with the Scorpion, looking like it’s been eaten.
Read moreJuly 10, 2022: The gap in the four-planet morning parade continues to widen. After sundown, the bright moon is near the star Antares.
Read moreJune 30, 2022: The gap between the four morning planets continues to widen. In the evening sky a green star may lie among the stars of Scorpius that is in the south as twilight ends.
Read moreJune 12, 2022: Mercury is beginning to enter the morning sky to make a planet parade of the five brightest planets. After sundown, the moon is near the Scorpion’s forehead.
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