December 22, 2023: Mercury is between Earth and Sun, known as inferior conjunction. Jupiter and the gibbous moon are celestial companions during nighttime hours.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
December 22, 2023: Mercury is between Earth and Sun, known as inferior conjunction. Jupiter and the gibbous moon are celestial companions during nighttime hours.
Read moreDecember 21, 2023: Winter begins in the northern hemisphere. Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the evening sky three years after their Great Conjunction.
Read moreDecember 20, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the southeast before daybreak. After nightfall the gibbous moon nears Jupiter in the southeast sky.
Read moreDecember 19, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus appears below the Scorpion’s claws. After sundown, the moon is nearly midway from Saturn to Jupiter.
Read moreNovember 25, 2023: Jupiter and the moon are in conjunction before dawn. Jupiter is that bright star near the lunar orb. After sunset, planet Uranus is visible through a binocular.
Read moreNovember 24, 2023: Vega appears before sunrise and after sunset. The moon passes Jupiter during the nighttime hours.
Read moreNovember 22, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus begins its approach to Spica. After sundown, the moon is midway from Jupiter to Saturn.
Read moreNovember 10, 2023: Before sunrise, the thin lunar crescent appears below Venus. After sundown, Jupiter and Saturn are visible.
Read moreOctober 27, 2023: The moon approaches Jupiter in the eastern sky after sunset. Saturn is to the west of the pair. Brilliant Venus is the Morning Star in the east before daybreak.
Read moreOctober 26, 2023: After sundown, Jupiter and Saturn bracket the bright gibbous moon.
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