July 24, 2022: A thin crescent moon is in the eastern sky this morning, along with the planet parade that includes Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
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2022, July 23: Morning, Moon, Pleiades, Evening, Planet Parade Begins
July 23, 2022: A spectacular morning crescent moon is near the Pleiades star cluster before sunrise. The four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade in the morning sky.
2022, July 21: Martian Winter, Morning Planet Parade
July 21, 2022: Winter begins in the Martian northern hemisphere today. Before sunrise, the thick lunar crescent is near Mars in the morning planet parade of four planets and the lunar orb.
2022, July 20: Apollo Anniversary, Morning Planets, Moon
July 20, 2022: Today is the anniversary of the first moon landing. In the morning sky, the moon is between Mars and Jupiter. Saturn rises into the southeastern sky during the evening hours.
2022, July 19: Morning Moon, Jupiter, Evening Saturn Appears
July 19, 2022: The moon is near the Jupiter in the southern sky before daybreak. Pluto is at opposition tonight. Saturn is making its appearance in the east-southeast after twilight ends.
2022, July 15: Moon, Saturn, Morning, Evening
July 15, 2022: The bright gibbous moon appears with Saturn in the planet parade with Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. About three hours after sundown, the moon is with Saturn again in the southeastern sky.
2022, July 14: Morning Moon, Evening Moon
July 14, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning with the planet parade – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. It reappears after night falls in the southeast with Saturn.
2022, July 13: Gored Venus, Perigee Full Moon
July 13, 2022: Venus passes between Elnath and Zeta Tauri, the horns of Taurus, this morning. The perigee full moon – sometimes called a supermoon – is visible in the southeastern sky after sunset.
2022, July 9: Mars Marches Into Aries, Scorpion Moon
July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning. It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of the Scorpion.
2022, July 1: Venus – Aldebaran Conjunction, Evening Crescent Moon
July 1, 2022: This morning Venus passes Aldebaran in the east-northeast before sunrise. In the evening, the thin crescent moon approaches the Sickle of Leo.