January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.
Read more
Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.
Read moreJanuary 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon. One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn. Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.
Read moreDecember 22, 2022: Not until 2028 are five planets visible simultaneously. From the sunset point, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars lineup from the southwest to the east-northeast.
Read moreNovember 28, 2022: Before sunrise, Mars – retrograding with Taurus – is with a bright stellar backdrop. After sundown, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky.
Read moreNovember 23, 2022: The constellation Hydra slithers across the morning sky. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are hung across the sky during evening hours.
Read moreNovember 18, 2022: Tonight, Mars passes Beta Tauri – the northern horn of Taurus. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible along the solar system’s plane during the evening.
Read moreNovember 5, 2022: Mars, above the Bull’s horns, crowns a bright stellar assembly before daybreak. Jupiter, Saturn, and the gibbous moon are visible after sundown.
Read moreOctober 27, 2022: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are hung across the sky around midnight. After sundown, the crescent moon is near Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius.
Read moreOctober 25, 2022: A partial solar eclipse occurs today for sky watchers in the eastern hemisphere. Red Planet Mars is the lone bright morning planet.
Read moreOctober 5, 2022: Before sunrise, Mars is with a congregation of bright stars. Mercury is in the east. Prepare to spot an asteroid near the moon after sunset tomorrow evening.
Read more