July 4, 2023: The bright moon is in the southern sky before sunrise with Saturn. Jupiter is in the eastern sky at this hour.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
July 4, 2023: The bright moon is in the southern sky before sunrise with Saturn. Jupiter is in the eastern sky at this hour.
Read moreJuly 3, 2023: The Buck Moon is in the southwest during morning twilight. Find Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise, and Venus and Mars after nightfall.
Read moreJune 30, 2023: Venus’ chase of Mars ends this evening with a quasi-conjunction. The bright evening gibbous is near Antares.
Read moreJune 29, 2023: Venus slows as it approaches Mars after sunset. Farther eastward, the bright gibbous moon is with the Scorpion’s head.
Read moreJune 28, 2023: Aldebaran returns to the morning sky with its heliacal rising. Venus nudges closer to Mars after sundown.
Read moreJune 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.
Read moreJune 21, 2023: The solstice occurs today, signaling the beginning of astronomical summer in the northern latitudes. From the Americas, not until 2028 will Venus, Mars, and the moon appear this close.
Read moreJune 18, 2023: Today and tomorrow mark the days of longest daylight for the year. Venus continues its eastward trek near Leo after sundown.
Read moreJune 13, 2023: The crescent moon is near Jupiter in the eastern sky before sunrise. After sundown, Venus passes the Beehive star cluster. Use a binocular.
Read moreJune 12, 2023: The morning moon appears to be playing hopscotch from Saturn to Jupiter. After nightfall brilliant Venus and Mars group with the Beehive star cluster.
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