July 21, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise. Brilliant Venus and the crescent moon are easy to see as night falls. Use a binocular to Mercury and Mars.
Tag: quasi-conjunction
2023, July 16: Venus-Regulus Quasi-Conjunction
July 16, 2023: Venus is closest to the star Regulus after sunset tonight. The planet does not pass the star, but a quasi-conjunction occurs.
2023, July 15: Gored Moon, Evening Planet Jam
July 15, 2023: The crescent moon appears between the Bull’s horns during morning twilight. Venus, Mars, and Mercury are in the western sky after nightfall.
2023, July 14: Thin Morning Crescent, Evening Planets Dance
July 14, 2023: A thin lunar crescent is in the eastern sky before sunrise. Mercury begins to join Venus and Mars in the evening planet dance.
2023, July 13: Gorgeous Moon-Pleaides Conjunction, Evening Planet Dance
July 13, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon pairs with the Pleiades star cluster in the eastern sky. After sunset, Venus and Mars continue their dance with Regulus.
2023, July 12: Martian Summer, Morning Moon, Evening Planet Shuffle
July 12, 2023: Summer begins on Mars today. The morning crescent moon appears between Jupiter and Pleiades. Venus and Mars dance with Regulus after sundown.
2023, July 10: Mars-Regulus Conjunction
July 10, 2023: Mars passes closely to Regulus in the western sky after nightfall in a biennial event. Venus, Mars, and Regulus make a compact grouping.
2023, July 9: Venus, Mars Gather with Regulus
July 9, 2023: This evening, look for a rare close gathering of Venus, Mars, and Regulus in the western sky after sundown. The three are not this close again until 2053!
2023, July 7: Moon Greets Saturn, Brilliant Venus
July 7, 2023: The gibbous moon is near Saturn in the southern sky before sunrise. Brilliant Venus is with Mars and Regulus in the west after sundown.
2023, July 5: Moon Aims at Saturn, Evening Planet Shuffle
July 5, 2023: Each morning, the gibbous moon is closer to Saturn. Venus and Mars continue their planet shuffle with Regulus.