December 6, 2023: The crescent moon moves closer to Venus in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Aldebaran is opposite the sun rising at sunset.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
December 6, 2023: The crescent moon moves closer to Venus in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Aldebaran is opposite the sun rising at sunset.
Read moreDecember 3, 2023: The moon appears near the Sickle of Leo during the nighttime hours. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible.
Read moreOctober 17, 2023: The crescent moon is with Scorpius during evening twilight. Venus and Jupiter gleam from the predawn sky.
Read moreOctober 16-22, 2023: The moon returns to the evening sky. Venus steps eastward in front of Leo, and a meteor shower is visible.
Read moreAugust 24, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible before sunrise. After sunset, the moon occults bright Antares, an easily observed celestial event.
Read moreMay 17, 2023: The crescent moon occults Jupiter across US, Canada, and Greenland. Mars marches into Cancer.
Read moreMay 15, 2023: A thinning crescent moon is visible in the east-southeast before daybreak. Venus appears to be chasing Mars through Gemini after sundown.
Read moreMay 7, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon occults or eclipses the star Al Niyat, near Antares in Scorpius, across western North America. Venus steps into western Gemini this evening.
Read moreMay 6, 2023: The moon appears to move among the Scorpion’s bright stars. Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Venus and Mars shine from the west after sundown.
Read moreApril 1, 2023: Venus begins to approach the Pleiades star cluster after sundown. The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis during the night.
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