April 29, 2025: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible nightly. Find the Morning Star before sunrise and bright Jupiter after sunset.
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2024, September 22: Autumnal Equinox, Moon Occults Pleiades
September 22, 2024: Today, the autumnal equinox occurs signaling the begin of autumn in the northern hemisphere. Across North America, the moon occults or eclipses stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
2024, September 4: Mercury at Greatest Elongation
September 4, 2024: Mercury is farthest from the sun before sunrise, known as the greatest elongation. Look for it in the eastern sky during morning twilight.
2024, September 1: Mercury’s September Morning Appearance
September 1, 2024: Mercury appears in the morning sky during early September. It joins the nightly parade of five bright planets through mid-month.
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: 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 12: June Evening Moon in Lion’s Belly
June 12, 2024: An hour after sundown, the crescent moon evening moon appears in Leo’s belly. Mars and Saturn are visible before sunrise.
2024, June 11: June Evening Leo Moon
June 11, 2024: The crescent moon is with Leo in the western sky after sundown. Mars and Saturn are in the eastern sky before daybreak.
2024, June 4: Venus, Superior Conjunction
June 4, 2024: Venus is at superior conjunction on the sun’s far side. Saturn, Mars, and the crescent moon are in the eastern sky before sunrise.
2024, March 13: Wonderful Evening Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
March 13, 2024: After sundown, look into the western evening sky for a Jupiter-Moon conjunction. Planet Uranus is nearby in the same binocular field with them.