March 26, 2025: Venus appears during bright twilight before sunrise. Jupiter and Mars are easy to see after sunset.
Tag: sky watching
2025, Venus as a Morning Star
2025, Venus appears as a Morning Star, shining against the bright stars and constellations of the zodiac.
2025, March 24: Morning Lunar Crescent, Bright Evening Planets
March 24, 2025: The morning lunar crescent is visible in the southeast. Bright Jupiter and Mars are visible after sunset.
2025, March 23: From the Edge, Saturn’s Rings
March 23, 2025: While Saturn is buried in bright morning twilight, Earth passes through the ring plane. When the planet emerges from twilight, we see the rings from a southern view.
2025, March 22: Venus at Inferior Conjunction, Becomes Morning Star
March 22, 2025: Venus passes between Earth and Sun today, known as inferior conjunction, becoming the Morning Star. Two bright evening planets, Jupiter and Mars, are visible during the evening.
2025, March 21: Mars-Castor Conjunction, Cat-Eyed Moon
March 21, 2025: Mars passes Castor in a wide conjunction during the nighttime hours. The moon is near the Cats Eyes, two stars in the Scorpion’s tail.
2025, March 20: Vernal Equinox, Jupiter, Mars after Sunset
March 20, 2025: The sun reaches the vernal equinox this morning. Jupiter and Mars are visible after sunset.
2025, March 19: Sky Watching, Find Planet Uranus through a Binocular
March 19, 2025: Planet Uranus is visible through a binocular in the western sky about 2 hours after sunset. It is in the same region as Jupiter.
2025, March 18-21: Morning Moon Joins Scorpion
March 18-21, 2025: The moon passes Scorpius during morning twilight.
2025, March 17: Evening Planet Parade Dissolves
March 17, 2025: The evening planet parade of four bright planets, visible since December, dissolves into two planets.