July 29, 2022: Jupiter’s retrograde begins today. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks after midnight. Four morning planets parade across the sky. Catch a glimpse of Mercury after sunset.
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Tag: Pollux
2022, July 28: Morning Planets, Saturn Rising Earlier
July 28, 2022: The four morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible before daybreak. Look eastward for a collection of bright stars with Venus and Mars. Saturn peeks above the horizon during evening twilight.
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2022, July 27: 4 Morning Planet, Bright Stars
July 27, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and a thin crescent moon are in the sky before daybreak. The morning eastern sky is filling with bright stars and constellations.
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2022, June 4: Morning Planet Show, Evening Crabby Moon
June 4, 2022: The four morning planets continue with their planet dance in the east before sunrise. After sundown, the crescent moon, among the stars of Cancer is between Leo and Gemini.
Read more2022, June 3: Morning Venus Eastward, Evening Moon, Star Cluster
June 3, 2022: The four morning bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are in the eastern sky. Venus noticeably changes its place along the horizon. The evening moon is with the Beehive star cluster.
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2022, June 2: Morning Planets, Evening Gemini Moon
June 2, 2022: The four morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn – continue to spread out along the ecliptic in the eastern sky before sunrise. The moon is near the Gemini Twin Pollux after sundown.
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2022, May 30: Morning Planet Race, Evening Leftovers
May 30, 2022: After yesterday’s conjunction, Mars is east of Jupiter trailing behind Venus. In the evening four bright stars, leftovers from the winter evening sky are in the western sky.
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2022, May 7: Eastern Planets, Evening Crabby Moon
May 7, 2022: Venus continues to stretch the gap to Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise. The evening moon is in front of Cancer while Mercury is low in the west-northwest.
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2022, May 6: Morning Planet Gems, Evening Moon
May 6, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, shining like gems on a necklace, stretch across the eastern sky. The evening moon is near Pollux while Mercury is quickly departing the western sky after sundown.
Read more2022, May 5: Four Morning Planets, Lovely Evening Lunar Crescent
May 5, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn gleam from the eastern sky this morning. A lovely lunar crescent is in front of the Gemini as Mercury recedes into bright twilight.
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