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Venus before sunrise, November 29, 2020

2023, February 19: Leo’s Morning, Venus Approaches Jupiter

January 25, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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 17: Lovely Morning Crescent, Three Bright Evening Planets

January 23, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 17, 2023: Before sunrise a thin crescent moon is above the southeastern horizon.  After sundown, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible.

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2023, January 29: Mercury, Greatest Elongation, Evening Moon, Pleiades

January 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 29, 2023: Mercury is at its greatest angular separation from the sun during morning twilight.  After sundown, look for four planets and the gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster.

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2023, January 24: Morning’s Mercury, Evening Planet Collection

December 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 24, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is visible in the southeastern sky.  After sundown, a collection of planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – appears with the moon.

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2023, January 21: New Moon Signals Lunar New Year, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Eve

December 26, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon.  One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn.  Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.

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2023, January 19: Morning Mercury, Thin Moon, Venus Chases Saturn

December 22, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 19, 2023:  A razor-thin lunar crescent appears near Mercury before sunrise.  Venus continues to close in on Saturn leading up to their conjunction in three nights.

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2023, January 18: Morning Mercury, Moon, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Nears

December 21, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 18, 2023: Mercury and the crescent moon appear in the eastern sky before sunrise.  After sundown, Venus continues to approach Saturn leading to a conjunction in four nights.

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2023, January 12: Mars’ Retrograde Ends, Western Planets in Line

December 15, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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.

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2023, January 9: Morning Moon, Venus Takes Aim

December 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 9, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the west before sunrise.  After sunset, Venus moves closer to Saturn.  Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.  Sky watchers with telescopes have a double treat with Jupiter.

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2023, January 7: Mercury, Inferior Conjunction, Evening Planet Display Continues

December 10, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 7, 2023: Mercury is at inferior conjunction between Earth and the sun.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars continue with their evening display after sundown.

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 25: Venus, Jupiter, and the crescent moon are in the western sky after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west-southwest. Venus moves higher in the sky after the Jupiter conjunction on March 1. Jupiter slowly slides into evening twilight. The moon is in the western evening sky after sunset. Mars marches eastward in front of Taurus near the western Gemini boundary.

Chart Caption - 2023, March 25: Mars and the moon are visible with the bright winter stars after sundown.
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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program.

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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