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
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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2022, April 14: Five Planets, Bright Evening Moon
April 14, 2022: Five planets are visible during the nighttime hours. Before sunrise, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky. After sunset, Mercury is in the west-northwest. The bright moon is in the eastern sky.
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2021, November 29 – December 1: Morning Moon, Evening Planets
November 29 – December 1, 2021: The morning crescent moon moves through the constellation Virgo on November 29, November 30, and December 1. Mars is slowly climbing into the morning sky. Evening Star Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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2021, October 22, Mercury’s Morning Best, Arcturus
October 22. 2021: Speedy Mercury is low in the east before sunrise. It is putting on its best morning performance of the year. Arcturus, in the east-northeast, is about the same altitude as Mercury.
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2021, August 26: Venus Heads Toward Spica
2021, August 26: Venus approaches Spica. The star Porrima is to the upper right of Venus.
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2021, June 18 – 19: Moon in Virgo
June 18 – 19, 2021: The waxing moon is moving through Virgo. On June 18, it is near Porrima. The next evening, the moon is above Spica.
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