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When the Curves Line Up

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2021, May 13: Brilliant Venus, Mercury, and the crescent moon in the evening sky.

2023, Evening Sky

December 24, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

2023:  The evening sky has a parade of bright planets, featuring Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars.  Venus passes Saturn and Jupiter after sunset, but it does not reach Mars.

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2022, September 18: Morning Moon, Mars, Daylight Slips

August 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 18, 2022: The thick crescent moon and Mars are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  Daylight slips quickly as the equinox approaches.

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2022, August 25: Morning Venus, Crescent Moon, Evening Planets

July 25, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 25, 2022:  The thin crescent moon is near Venus this morning before daybreak.  Venus is joined by Mars and Jupiter in an arc across the morning sky. After sunset, Jupiter and Saturn are in the east.

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2021, December 19-21:  Gemini Moon

November 23, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 19, 20, and 21, 2021:  The bright moon leading up to the winter solstice appears in the western sky before sunrise in front of Gemini.

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2021, September 1: Morning Moon, Venus Targets Spica

August 24, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 1, 2021:  Before sunrise, the crescent moon is near a star cluster that is visible.  In the western evening sky, Venus targets Spica before their conjunction in four evenings.

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2021, August 29: Morning Moon, Pleiades

August 21, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 29, 2021: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon appears near the Pleiades star cluster.

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2021, June 1 – June 7: Evening Star Venus and Mars

May 25, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 1 – June 7, 2021:  Evening Star Venus shines in the western sky after sunset.  Mars is over 20° to the upper left of Venus during this week.  Venus cuts the gap to Mars during the month.  Use a binocular to watch Venus pass a star cluster and Mars move eastward in the Pollux region.

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2021, April 30: Evening Star, Venus, Mercury, Mars

April 22, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 30, 2021: Evening Star Venus and Mercury are low in the west-northwest after sunset.  Venus is beginning its evening appearance and Mercury is enroute to its best evening appearance of the year.  After night falls, Mars is in the west in Gemini.  Through a binocular, Mars is visible near the star cluster Messier 35.

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2021, April 23: Evening Star Venus, Mercury, Mars, Moon

April 15, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 23, 2021: Evening Star Venus and Mercury are entering the evening sky.  They are found very low in the west-northwest after sunset.  The bright moon is in the southeastern sky during the early evening.  Mars is moving toward the star cluster Messier 35.

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2021, April 22: Brilliant Venus, Gibbous Moon, Mars

April 14, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 22, 2021:  Brilliant Evening Star Venus is making its first appearance in the western sky after sunset.  Look just above the horizon at 20 minutes after sunset.  The bright, gibbous moon is in Leo.  Mars approaches the star cluster Messier 35 in a darker sky.

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Chart Caption - 2023, February 3: Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are in the southwestern 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 southwest. Jupiter is above Venus. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 3: After sundown, the nearly-full moon is below Pollux.
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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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