December 2, 2023: Antares is at solar conjunction today, beginning climb into the morning sky. Venus continues to step eastward, moving away from Spica before daybreak.
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Tag: Gemini
2023, December 1: Venus Moves Past Spica, Moon, Beehive
December 1, 2023: In the southeastern sky before sunrise, brilliant Venus separates from Spica, Virgo’s brightest star. During evening hours, the moon appears with the Beehive star cluster.
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2023, November 30: Venus-Jupiter Opposition Nears
November 30: Venus and Jupiter are at nearly opposite ends of the morning sky as their opposition approaches.
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2023, November 29: Venus-Spica Conjunction
November 29, 2023: Venus passes the star Spica, the brightest in Virgo, in a wide conjunction during morning twilight in the eastern sky.
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2023, November 4: Saturn’s Retrograde Ends
November 4, 2023: Saturn’s retrograde ends near the Aquarius-Capricornus border. The planet resumes a slow eastward trek.
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2023, November 3: Jupiter at Opposition
November 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.
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2023, October 12: Bright Morning Planets Bookend Stellar Spectacular
October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.
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2023, October 7: Moon-Pollux Conjunction
October 7, 2023: The morning thick crescent moon is near Pollux before daybreak. Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are visible during morning twilight.
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2023, October 6: Venus Approaches Regulus, Morning Gemini Moon
October 6, 2023: Venus nears conjunction with Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, on October 9th. The moon is with Gemini during the predawn hours.
Read more2023, September 11: See Morning Double Crescents
September 11, 2023: Venus and the moon show crescents in the morning sky. A telescope is needed to view Venus’ crescent phase.
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