July 26, 2022: The crescent moon makes a spectacular artistic display with Venus before sunrise. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn arc across the sky above Venus. Draco is in the north after twilight ends.
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2022, July 25: Moon Nears Venus, Planet Parade Begins After Sundown
July 25, 2022: The thin crescent moon is nearly caught between the Bull’s horns before daybreak. The four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – nearly span the sky before daybreak.
2022, July 24: Morning Crescent, Planet Parade
July 24, 2022: A thin crescent moon is in the eastern sky this morning, along with the planet parade that includes Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
2022, July 23: Morning, Moon, Pleiades, Evening, Planet Parade Begins
July 23, 2022: A spectacular morning crescent moon is near the Pleiades star cluster before sunrise. The four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade in the morning sky.
2022, July 21: Martian Winter, Morning Planet Parade
July 21, 2022: Winter begins in the Martian northern hemisphere today. Before sunrise, the thick lunar crescent is near Mars in the morning planet parade of four planets and the lunar orb.
2022, July 16: Mercury, Superior Conjunction, Milky Way Season
July 16, 2022: Mercury is at superior conjunction today. Four bright planets shine before daybreak. The Milky Way shines during summer evenings. PODCAST FOR THIS ARTICLE by Jeffrey L. Hunt Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 5:30 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 8:23 p.m. CDT. … Read More ›
2022, June 20 – 29: 5 Planets Visible in Order from Sun
June 20 – 29, 2022: The five bright planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. They are visible in solar system order – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn from the sunrise point
2022, July 14: Morning Moon, Evening Moon
July 14, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning with the planet parade – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. It reappears after night falls in the southeast with Saturn.
2022, July 13: Gored Venus, Perigee Full Moon
July 13, 2022: Venus passes between Elnath and Zeta Tauri, the horns of Taurus, this morning. The perigee full moon – sometimes called a supermoon – is visible in the southeastern sky after sunset.
2022, July 12: Horned Venus, Handled Moon
July 12, 2022: As part of the pre-dawn planet parade with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, Venus is near the horns of Taurus. After sundown, the bright moon is in the handle of the Teapot.