July 6, 2024: Ceres is visible during the night near the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius. Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Mercury are visible during the nighttime hours.
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2024, July 5: Earth at Aphelion, See Four Bright Planets
July 5, 2024: Earth is at aphelion today. Earth is farthest from the sun. Four bright planets, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during nighttime hours.
2024, July 4: Gored Moon
July 4, 2024: Before sunrise, the crescent moon appears near the Bull’s northern horn as if it were gored. Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible during morning twilight.
2024, July 3: Morning Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
July 3, 2024: This month’s Jupiter-Moon conjunction occurs low in the east-northeast during morning twilight. Jupiter, Moon, and Aldebaran form a rare close grouping.
2024, July 3: A Rare Morning Gathering: Jupiter, Moon, Aldebaran
July 3, 2024: This morning Jupiter, crescent Moon, and Aldebaran gather in a rare close gathering that does not occur again until 2036.
2024, July 2: Lovely Morning Moon-Pleaides Conjunction
July 2, 2024: Look for a Moon-Pleiades conjunction in the eastern sky before sunrise.
2024, July 2: Eastern Morning Menagerie
July 2, 2024: Before sunrise, Jupiter, Mars, Crescent Moon, Aldebaran, and the Pleiades star cluster are in the eastern sky. Mercury is a challenging view after sunset.
2024, July 1: Mars-Moon Conjunction
July 1, 2024: A Mars-Moon conjunction occurs in the eastern sky during morning twilight.
2024, July 1: Aldebaran’s Heliacal Rising
July 1, 2024: Before sunrise, Aldebaran makes its first morning appearance or heliacal rising near Jupiter. Mars, Saturn and the moon are in the region. Find Mercury after sundown.
2024, June 30: Saturn Retrogrades
June 30, 2024: Saturn begins to retrograde, appear to move westward against the stars. Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Saturn are visible before sunrise.