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July 6, 2018: Venus Closes in on Regulus

2023, June 26: Spectacular Venus Steps into Leo

June 2, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 26, 2023: Evening Star Venus approaches its interval of greatest brightness.  It is that bright star in the west after sundown.  Mars is nearby, while Jupiter and Saturn are in the morning sky.

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2023, March 9: Bright Moon, Mars Conjunction, Evening Venus, Jupiter

February 13, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 9, 2023: The bright moon is with Virgo before sunrise.  Mars passes Elnath, Taurus’ northern horn after sundown while Venus and Jupiter sparkle in the western sky.

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2023, March 8: Virgo Moon, Mars Splits the Horns, Venus Widens Gap

February 12, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 8, 2023:  The morning moon is with Virgo.  During the evening, Mars is moving between the Bull’s horns.  Venus widens a gap with Jupiter.

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2023, February 10: Morning Moon, Venus Approaches Neptune

January 15, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 10, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is between Spica and Porrima.  Three bright planets are visible after sundown.  Through a binocular Venus approaches fainter Neptune.

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2023, January 13: Virgo Moon, Venus Approaches Saturn

December 16, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 13, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is in front of Virgo.  After sunset, Venus closes in on Saturn, leading up to the January 22nd conjunction.  Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.

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2022, December 17: Morning Crescent, Bright Evening Display Forming

November 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 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.

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2022, November 20: Pretty Morning Moon, Mars Closest Approach Countdown

October 23, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 20, 2022: Before sunrise, the crescent moon is in the southeast above Virgo’s brightest star Spica.  Mars is closest to Earth in ten nights.  The countdown begins.

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2022, November 19:  Morning Crescent, Evening Planet Exhibition

October 22, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 19, 2022: Before sunup, the waning crescent moon is in the southeast with Virgo.  During the evening see Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn at the same time.

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2022, June 7: Morning Planets, Evening Virgo Moon

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

June 7, 2022: The gap between the four bright morning planets continues to widen in the eastern predawn sky.  During the evening, the moon is in western Virgo.

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2022, May 12: Bejeweled Morning Planets, Bright Evening Moon

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

May 12, 2022: The four bright morning planet gems – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – continue to sparkle in the eastern sky.  The bright gibbous moon is in the southern sky after sunset

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Difficult-to-see Mercury is to the lower left of Jupiter during bright twilight.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: The moon appears at the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius.
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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 5: Venus and Mars are in the west between Pollux and Regulus after sundown.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 5: 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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