by Jeffrey L. Hunt This chart shows the summary of the rising of the naked-eye planets, moon, and bright stars near the ecliptic, the plane of the solar system, for 2020. The chart shows the rising of these celestial bodies compared to sunrise for time intervals up to five hours before the sun’s appearance. The … Continue reading 2020: The Morning Sky
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2020, January: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in the Morning, In Advance of the Great Conjunction
During January 2020, Mars is joined by Jupiter in the morning. Saturn is at its solar conjunction and invisible to us because of the sun's glare. Click here for our article about the 2020 Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter and Saturn are in the same region of the sky. Jupiter is among the … Continue reading 2020, January: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in the Morning, In Advance of the Great Conjunction
2019, December 10: Evening Star Venus Passes Saturn
The brilliant Evening Star Venus passes Saturn this evening. They appear in the southwest as the sky darkens. This evening, Venus is 1.8° to the lower left of Saturn. Watch Venus move away from Saturn during the month. Saturn disappears into the sun's glare and reappears in the morning sky by the end of February … Continue reading 2019, December 10: Evening Star Venus Passes Saturn
2019, December 3: Evening Star Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn
The image above shows Brilliant Evening Star Venus, Jupiter and Saturn about an hour after sunset. Venus is nearly midway between Jupiter and Saturn, but they are not along the same arc in the sky: Venus – Saturn, 8.6°; Venus – Jupiter, 9.7°. Watch Venus continue to close in and pass Saturn on December … Continue reading 2019, December 3: Evening Star Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn
2019, November 25, 2019: Evening Star Venus and Jupiter
One night past their conjunction, Venus appears to the left of Jupiter this evening about 45 minutes after sunset. Venus continues to move away from Jupiter and toward Saturn. Venus passes the Ringed Wonder on December 10. Meanwhile, look for the crescent moon and Venus on November 28, Thanksgiving evening in the U.S. See … Continue reading 2019, November 25, 2019: Evening Star Venus and Jupiter
2019: November 21-30: Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, Venus and the Moon & Moon, Mars and Mercury
Morning Sky The moon passes two bright planets at the end of November. Start watching on November 21 as the moon approaches them. Notice each morning that the moon is lower in the sky and its crescent is thinner as it approaches its New Moon phase. November 21: An hour before sunrise, the thinning moon, … Continue reading 2019: November 21-30: Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, Venus and the Moon & Moon, Mars and Mercury
2019, November 12: Venus in Southwest
Brilliant Venus shines in the southwestern sky about forty minutes after sunset. Look for it on the next clear evening. The planet is emerging from its solar conjunction earlier in the year. Watch Venus approach and pass bright Jupiter in less than two weeks. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction occurs on November 24, 2019. Read more about … Continue reading 2019, November 12: Venus in Southwest
2019, November 11-20: Mercury Transit & Morning and Evening Planets
Morning Sky Mars is low in the eastern sky about 1 hour before sunrise near the star Spica. The planet is dimmer and redder than blue Spica. During the next several mornings watch Mars move away from Spica. The chart above shows the planet and the star about one hour before sunrise. Both are low … Continue reading 2019, November 11-20: Mercury Transit & Morning and Evening Planets
2019, November 1-10: Sky Events, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Moon
Before Sunrise Look to the southeast, about one hour before sunrise for Mars. It's not bright but moving eastward among the stars of Virgo. On November 1, it is to the lower right of the star Theta Virginis. Watch it move away from the star during the next few mornings. About 45 minutes before sunrise … Continue reading 2019, November 1-10: Sky Events, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Moon
2019, October 28: Welcome Back Venus!
Venus has been hiding in bright twilight since passing behind the sun. Southern hemisphere observers have been seeing the planet. Now this part of the solar system is easier to see for observers in the mid-northern latitudes. To see it find a clear southwest horizon, about 30 minutes after sunset. The planet is low in … Continue reading 2019, October 28: Welcome Back Venus!