April 24, 2022: The thick crescent moon approaches the four morning planets – Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn – in the east-southeast before sunrise. Mercury nears the Pleiades star cluster after sunset.
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2022, April 23: Moon Joins Morning Planets, Evening Mercury
April 23, 2022: The nearly half moon approaches the four morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in the eastern sky. Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.
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2022, April 22: Morning Planet Jewels, Moon, Evening Mercury
April 22, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are in the eastern morning sky before sunup to the east of the slightly gibbous moon. Mercury is in the western evening sky, approaching the Pleaides star cluster.
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2022, April 21: Gibbous Moon, Five Bright Planets
April 21, 2022: The gibbous moon is in the south before sunrise in front of Sagittarius. Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise. Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.
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2022, August 12: Heliacal Rising of Sirius, Saturn Nears Opposition
August 12, 2022: Sirius is making its first morning appearance – the heliacal rising. Saturn, nearing its solar opposition, appears in the morning with Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. The Ringed Wonder is in the evening sky as well.
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2022, April 20: Venus Approaches Jupiter, Evening Mercury
April 20, 2022: Venus begins its approach to Jupiter, leading up to their April 30, 2022 proximate conjunction. Mars and Saturn are to the upper right of Saturn. Mercury is in the western sky after sunset.
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2022, April 19: Scorpion Moon, Five Planets
April 18, 2022: The moon is in front of the stars of Scorpius. Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are visible before sunrise and Mercury after sunset.
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2022, April 18: Baked Mercury, Morning Moon
April 18, 2022: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise, while the moon is in the southwest. Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.
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2022, April 17: Five Planets, Pinched Moon
April 17, 2022: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during a twenty-four-hour interval. The moon is near one of the Scorpion’s pincers.
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2022, April 16: Morning Planet Necklace, Evening Moon, Mercury
April 16, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are in the eastern sky before sunrise. The moon is visible in the morning and evening. Mercury is in the west-northwest after sunset.
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