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Jupiter and Saturn, December 1, 2020

2022, December 10:  Gemini Moon, Overnight Planets

November 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

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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2022, December 7: Rare Occultation at Mars Opposition

November 9, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, December 6: Mars, Moon Final Approach, Evening Planet Display

November 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, December 5: Deneb Heliacal Rising, Evening Planet Exhibition

November 7, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, December 3: Bright Evening Moon, Planetary Display

November 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, December 2: Evening Gibbous Moon, Three-Planet Display

November 4, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 2, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is in the southeast after sundown.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the evening.

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2022, December 1: Morning Leo, Evening Striking Jupiter-Moon Conjunction

November 3, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, November 30:  Mars Closest Approach, Venus-Mars Opposition

November 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 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.

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2022, November 29:  Mars-Mercury Opposition, Bright Outer Planets

November 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 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.

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2022, November 25: Evening Crescent, Bright Outer Planets

October 28, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 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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Chart Caption - 2023, June 8: Saturn and the moon are in the southeastern sky before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 8: An hour before sunrise, bright Jupiter is above the eastern horizon.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon rises later and is visible before sunrise. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars is near the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Venus and Mars are in the western sky after sunset.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Through a binocular, Mars is to the upper left of the Beehive star cluster.
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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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