March 6, 2022: The third Venus-Mars conjunction in a triple conjunction series occurs this morning. The crescent moon is in the western evening sky.
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2022, March 5: Jupiter at Conjunction, Morning Planets, Evening Crescent
March 5, 2022: Jupiter is at its solar conjunction today. Venus and Mars are in the morning sky. The crescent moon graces the evening sky.
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2022, March 4: Morning Planets, Evening Moon
March 4, 2022: Two mornings before their second conjunction of three, brilliant Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise. The thin evening moon is visible in the west-southwest after sunset.
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2022, March 3: Morning Star, Red Planet, Evening Crescent
March 3, 2022: Brilliant Venus and Mars approach their third conjunction in a series. The crescent moon returns to the evening’s western sky.
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2022, March 2: Venus, Mars Race Eastward
March 2, 2022: Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise. The two planets are racing toward a conjunction on March 6 and a close approach on March 16.
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2022, March 1: Morning Star, Red Planet, March’s Events
March 1, 2022: Venus and Mars are in an eastward footrace leading up to their conjunction on March 6, 2022. Later in the month three planets and the moon bunch together.
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2022, February 28: Morning Star Venus, Mars, Binocular Consideration
February 28, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup. Which binocular should I buy for sky watching?
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2022, February 27: Venus, Mars, Moon Conjunction, Evening Queen
February 27, 2022: Venus, Mars, and the lunar crescent bunch together for a predawn conjunction. Cassiopeia, the Queen, and other characters from mythology are in the northwest after sunset.
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2022, February 26: Venus, Mars, Crescent Moon, North Star
February 26, 2022: The crescent moon joins Morning Star Venus and Mars. In the evening, Polaris – the North Star – reliably shines from the north.
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2022, February 25: Venus, Mars, Moon, Dipper
February 25, 2022: The crescent moon joins Morning Star Venus and Mars before sunrise. During the evening the Big Dipper is in the northeast.
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