December 2, 2023: Antares is at solar conjunction today, beginning climb into the morning sky. Venus continues to step eastward, moving away from Spica before daybreak.
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Tag: Pollux
2023, December 1: Venus Moves Past Spica, Moon, Beehive
December 1, 2023: In the southeastern sky before sunrise, brilliant Venus separates from Spica, Virgo’s brightest star. During evening hours, the moon appears with the Beehive star cluster.
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2023, November 30: Venus-Jupiter Opposition Nears
November 30: Venus and Jupiter are at nearly opposite ends of the morning sky as their opposition approaches.
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2023, November 29: Venus-Spica Conjunction
November 29, 2023: Venus passes the star Spica, the brightest in Virgo, in a wide conjunction during morning twilight in the eastern sky.
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2023, November 5: Last Quarter Moon, Brilliant Venus
November 5, 2023: The Last Quarter moon is visible before sunrise. Brilliant Venus shines in the east-southeast before daybreak.
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2023, November 4: Saturn’s Retrograde Ends
November 4, 2023: Saturn’s retrograde ends near the Aquarius-Capricornus border. The planet resumes a slow eastward trek.
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2023, November 3: Jupiter at Opposition
November 3, 2023: Jupiter is in the sky all night as Earth passes between the planet and the sun. Look for it in the eastern sky after sunset and in the west before sunrise.
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2023, November 2: Spica Heliacal Rising, Brilliant Venus
November 2, 2023: Spica is making its first morning appearance after its solar conjunction last month. Brilliant Venus is to the upper right of the star.
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2023, October 12: Bright Morning Planets Bookend Stellar Spectacular
October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.
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2023, October 7: Moon-Pollux Conjunction
October 7, 2023: The morning thick crescent moon is near Pollux before daybreak. Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are visible during morning twilight.
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