September 2, 2021: Three bright planets are easily observed in the evening sky. In the western sky, Venus is approaching Spica for a wide conjunction in three evenings. Before sunrise, the crescent moon is in the eastern sky with Castor and Pollux.
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2021, September 1: Morning Moon, Venus Targets Spica
September 1, 2021: Before sunrise, the crescent moon is near a star cluster that is visible. In the western evening sky, Venus targets Spica before their conjunction in four evenings.
Read more2021, August 28: Morning Moon, Evening Planets
August 28, 2021: Before sunrise, the moon is high in the south. It is in Aries, approaching the Pleiades star cluster and Taurus. Three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are easy to spot after sunset.
Read more2021, August 26: Venus Heads Toward Spica
2021, August 26: Venus approaches Spica. The star Porrima is to the upper right of Venus.
Read more2021, August 22: Evening Star Venus Steps Through Virgo
August 22, 2021: Brilliant Evening Star Venus continues to step through Virgo after sundown. It is to the lower left of Spica and near Porrima and Zaniah.
Read more2021, August 21: Jupiter, Blue Moon
August 21, 2021: Bright Jupiter is near the Blue Moon this evening. The lunar term has several definitions.
Read more2021, August 20: Five Planets, Harvest Moon Effect
August 20, 2021: Five bright planets are visible after sunset this evening. During the next few evenings, a month before the Harvest Moon, get a preview of the harvest moon effect.
Read more2021, August 19: Moon, Five Evening Planets
August 19, 2021: The moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter span the sky this evening shortly after sunset.
Read more2021, August 16: Five Evening Planets, Moon
August 16, 2021: Mercury and Mars are visible through a binocular during bright twilight. As night falls, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are visible. The gibbous moon is near Antares.
Read more2021, August 13: Evening Sky, Bright Planets
August 13, 2021: This evening the crescent moon appears between Evening Star Venus and Spica as the lunar slice dances eastward. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeastern sky.
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