December 12, 2023: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, bright Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to spot during nighttime hours.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
December 12, 2023: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, bright Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to spot during nighttime hours.
Read moreDecember 10, 2023: Venus and Jupiter are in opposite directions and signal the last time the two planets are in the sky together before sunrise during this Venusian apparition.
Read moreDecember 6, 2023: The crescent moon moves closer to Venus in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Aldebaran is opposite the sun rising at sunset.
Read moreDecember 5, 2023: Venus is one astronomical unit from Earth this morning, about 93 million miles, or the Earth’s average distance from the sun. Bright Jupiter and Saturn are visible during the early evening.
Read moreDecember 4, 2023: The moon is with Leo high in the southern sky before sunrise. Mercury’s visibility is limited at this evening greatest elongation.
Read moreDecember 1, 2023: In the southeastern sky before sunrise, brilliant Venus separates from Spica, Virgo’s brightest star. During evening hours, the moon appears with the Beehive star cluster.
Read moreNovember 28, 2023: The moon appears entangled with the Bull’s horns. Venus nears Spica before sunrise. Jupiter and Saturn are visible after nightfall.
Read moreNovember 27, 2023: The bright moon reaches its full phase before sunrise. The Venus-Jupiter gap widens toward 180° – opposition.
Read moreOctober 31, 2023: Is there a Full Moon on Halloween? See Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn during the night.
Read moreOctober 16, 2023: Venus passes a star in Leo before sunrise. A crescent moon is low in the western sky during evening twilight.
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