July 18, 2022: The morning planet parade is slowly breaking up. The Venus – Saturn gap continues to widen. Orion’s Bellatrix is making its first morning appearance. Saturn appears in the east-southeast as evening twilight ends.
Fomalhaut
2022, July 9: Mars Marches Into Aries, Scorpion Moon
July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning. It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of the Scorpion.
2022, June 19: Planet Order Frequency, Moon Identifies Planets
June 19, 2022: How frequently are the five bright planets in order from the sun to create a morning or evening planet parade? The five planets are in the sky before daybreak.
2022, June 14: Double Exposed Moon, Morning Planets
June 14, 2022: The moon is visible before sunrise in the southwest, along with the morning planets in the eastern sky. The lunar orb is visible about two hours after sunset in the southeast.
2022, June 13: Mercury Becoming Morning Planet, Evening Antares, Moon
June 13, 2022: Mercury continues its slow entrance into the morning sky to join the predawn planet parade. After sundown, the bright moon is near Antares
2022, June 12: Early Mercury, Lunar Near Miss
June 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.
2022, June 11: Morning Planet Parade, Evening Gibbous Moon
June 11, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise. After sunset, the bright gibbous moon is near the Scorpion’s southern claw.
2022, June 8: Morning Stars, Planets, Evening Waxing Moon
June 8, 2022: Bright stars adorn the morning sky along with the string of four morning planets. The evening waxing moon nears the star Spica.
2022, May 15: Lunar Eclipse, Morning Planet Gems
May 15, 2022: Look for a spectacular perigee lunar eclipse after sunset. This occurs between the Scorpion’s pincers and forehead. Before sunrise, four bright planets are in the eastern sky.
2022, January 15: Saturn, Mercury Slow Fade
January 15, 2022: Saturn and Mercury are slowly fading into bright twilight. Jupiter stands in the southwest after sunset. The bright moon is farther eastward. Morning Star Venus is beginning to appear with Mars before sunrise.