September 21, 2023: Mercury is putting on its best morning display of the year in the eastern sky. The nearly half-full moon is in front of Ophiuchus, above Scorpius.
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2023, September 19: Venus’ Unique Location this Morning
September 19, 2023: Venus has a strangely-named geometrical configuration in the solar system today. Find four bright planets overnight and the crescent moon after sunset.
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2023, September 18: Mercury Closest to Venus, Evening Lunar Crescent
September 18, 2023: Mercury climbs to its closest point to Venus before sunrise. After sunset, the lunar crescent is in the west-southwest near the Scorpion’s claws.
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2023, September 17: Moon-Spica Conjunction, Morning Planet Lineup
September 17, 2023: The moon passes Spica after sunset. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are in a lineup during early morning hours.
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2023, September 16: Planets on a String, Mars’ Last Hurrah
September 16, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn lie along the arc of the solar system during early morning hours. The crescent moon is visible with Mars after sunset.
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2023, September 14: Bright Planets, Seasonal Change
September 14, 2023: Bright planets Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the nighttime hours. The stars’ places indicate seasonal change is imminent.
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2023, September 12: See Venus and Sirius before Daybreak
September 12, 2023: Venus and Sirius are visible in the eastern sky during morning twilight. The moon gathers with Venus and Regulus before daybreak.
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2023-2024: Venus, Morning Star
Brilliant Venus appears as the brilliant Morning Star in the eastern sky during the autumn and winter months of 2023 and early 2024.
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2023, September 11: See Morning Double Crescents
September 11, 2023: Venus and the moon show crescents in the morning sky. A telescope is needed to view Venus’ crescent phase.
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2023, September 10: Moon-Pollux Conjunction, Venus as a Crescent
September 10, 2023: The crescent moon is near Gemini’s Pollux before sunrise. Through a telescope, Venus shows a crescent that resembles the moon this morning.
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