December 10, 2022: The moon is with the Gemini Twins during the night. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue their overnight display, making the plane of the solar system.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
December 10, 2022: The moon is with the Gemini Twins during the night. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue their overnight display, making the plane of the solar system.
Read moreDecember 7, 2022: Mars is at opposition – in the opposite direction from the sun – this evening. The Full moon covers Mars in a rare occultation on opposition night.
Read moreDecember 6, 2022: One night before a Mars opposition occultation, the moon is nearing the Red Planet. Mars, Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are seen along the arc of the solar system during the early evening.
Read moreDecember 5, 2022: The bright star Deneb, the tail of Cygnus, is making its first morning appearance – heliacal rising. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the evening sky.
Read moreDecember 3, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is east of bright Jupiter – that bright star in the southeast after sunset – tonight. During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are in display.
Read moreDecember 2, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is in the southeast after sundown. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the evening.
Read moreDecember 1, 2022: Leo is high in the southern sky before sunrise during early December. After sundown, Jupiter and the gibbous moon make a striking conjunction.
Read moreNovember 30, 2022: Earth is closest to Mars this evening at 8:16 p.m. CST. The Red Planet appears as a bright star in the night sky. Tonight is the Venus-Mars Opposition.
Read moreNovember 29, 2022: Mars and Mercury are at opposition. They are in the sky at the same time, along with Jupiter and Saturn. The bright outer planets are in the sky during the evening.
Read moreNovember 25, 2022: The crescent moon returns to the southwest after sundown. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are along the ecliptic during the early evening.
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