January 29, 2023: Mercury is at its greatest angular separation from the sun during morning twilight. After sundown, look for four planets and the gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
January 29, 2023: Mercury is at its greatest angular separation from the sun during morning twilight. After sundown, look for four planets and the gibbous moon near the Pleiades star cluster.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.
Read moreJanuary 27, 2023: Mercury is in the southeast before daybreak. After sundown, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Moon, and Mars are along an arc from west-southwest to east-southeast.
Read moreJanuary 24, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is visible in the southeastern sky. After sundown, a collection of planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – appears with the moon.
Read moreJanuary 19, 2023: A razor-thin lunar crescent appears near Mercury before sunrise. Venus continues to close in on Saturn leading up to their conjunction in three nights.
Read moreJanuary 14, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon is near Spica. After sundown, Venus continues to approach Saturn. Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.
Read moreDecember 17, 2022: The thick morning crescent is near Porrima in Virgo this morning. An evening display of the five bright planets is beginning to form.
Read moreDecember 16, 2022: The morning moon is in front of Virgo near the star Zavijava. The bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, are on display during the early evening.
Read moreDecember 14, 2022: The morning gibbous moon is east of the Sickle of Leo. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are on display across the sky during the early evening.
Read moreDecember 13, 2022: Fifty years ago the Apollo 17 astronauts completed their exploration of the lunar surface. Tonight, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible after sundown.
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