April 26, 2022: A spectacular lunar crescent is visible with the four morning planets, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn. Mercury is seen in the west-northwest after sundown.
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2022, April 6: Morning Star, Red Planet, Ringed Wonder, Evening Crescent Moon
April 6, 2022: Morning star Venus, Mars, and Saturn continue their morning planet dance in the east-southeast before sunrise. The crescent moon seems to be caught between the Bull’s horns.
Read more2022, April 5: Mars – Saturn Conjunction, Taurus Moon
April 5, 2022: This is morning of the Mars-Saturn conjunction. Mars passes Saturn in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise, a conjunction. Brilliant Venus is nearby. The evening crescent moon is in front of the stars of Taurus, near Aldebaran.
Read more2022, March 9: Morning Planets, Evening Moon, Taurus
March 9, 2022: Before sunrise, Venus continues to close the gap to Mars before their close approach. As night falls, the moon is in front of Taurus.
Read more2022, March 8: Morning Planets, Evening Lunar Wonder
March 8, 2022: Venus continues to close in on Mars before sunrise. In the evening the lunar crescent appears in a binocular field of view with the Pleiades star cluster, a wonderful sight!
Read more2022, February 18: Morning Moon, Planets, Evening Bull
February 18, 2022: Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise. The moon is in the western sky. Taurus is high in the south during the early evening.
Read more2022, February 9: Moon with Taurus, Bright Planets
February 9, 2022: After sunset, the gibbous moon, Aldebaran, and the Hyades snugly fit into a binocular field. Jupiter is low in the west-southwest. Before
Read more2022, February 8: Morning Planet Bunch
February 8, 2022: Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the southeastern sky before sunrise. As night falls, Jupiter is low in the west-southwest. The moon is near the Pleiades star cluster.
Read more2022, February 7: Planetary Alignments, Evening Moon
February 7, 2022: Venus, Mercury, and Mars shine in the southeast before sunup. Jupiter is low in the west-southwest and the moon is high in the sky after sundown.
Read more2022, January 11-14: Gored Moon
January 11-14, 2022: The moon moves from Aries into Taurus. On January 12, the lunar orb is near the Pleiades. It is near the Hyades on January 13. The moon is between the Bull’s horns on the next evening.
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