January 24, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is visible in the southeastern sky. After sundown, a collection of planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – appears with the moon.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
January 24, 2023: Before sunrise, Mercury is visible in the southeastern sky. After sundown, a collection of planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – appears with the moon.
Read moreJanuary 19, 2023: A razor-thin lunar crescent appears near Mercury before sunrise. Venus continues to close in on Saturn leading up to their conjunction in three nights.
Read moreJanuary 15, 2023: The thick crescent moon is near Spica before sunup. After sundown, Venus moves closer to Saturn for a conjunction in a week. Jupiter and Mars are in the evening sky as well.
Read moreJanuary 12, 2023: Mars resumes its eastward march in Taurus tonight. With Mars in the east, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in a line in the western sky.
Read moreJanuary 11, 2023: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon seems to appear in the belly of the Lion. During the early evening hours, the four bright planets continue their dance.
Read moreJanuary 9, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the west before sunrise. After sunset, Venus moves closer to Saturn. Jupiter and Mars are visible as well. Sky watchers with telescopes have a double treat with Jupiter.
Read moreJanuary 8, 2023: The bright moon is in the west before sunrise. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are along an arc from east to southwest after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 7, 2023: Mercury is at inferior conjunction between Earth and the sun. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars continue with their evening display after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 6, 2023: The bright Full moon appears near Castor and Pollux all night. Four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – span the sky after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 5, 2023: The bright moon can be seen before sunrise and after sunset. Four bright planets are strung across the sky from southwest to east after sundown. Orion’s Rigel rises at sundown.
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