December 12, 2022: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon is between Regulus and Pollux in front of Cancer. After sundown, the three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – decorate the sky.
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2022, December 10: Gemini Moon, Overnight 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.
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2022, December 9: Early Birds, Venus and Mercury, Bright Planet Exhibition
December 9, 2022: Venus and Mercury are beginning to appear in the southwest. The current view is in bright twilight. After dark, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn hang across the sky.
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2022, December 8: Early Views, Venus, Mercury, Bright Evening Planets
December 8, 2022: Venus and Mercury are visible during bright evening twilight. The three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – and the moon are on display during the early evening.
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2022, December 7: Rare Occultation at Mars Opposition
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
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
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
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
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
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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