January 26, 2023: Mercury is the lone bright planet in eastern morning sky before sunup. Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and the moon parade in the evening sky.
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Tag: Uranus
2023, Evening Sky
2023: The evening sky has a parade of bright planets, featuring Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars. Venus passes Saturn and Jupiter after sunset, but it does not reach Mars.
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2022, December 28: Bright Planet Display Finale
December 28, 2022: Not until 2028 are the five bright planets visible again. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are strung across the evening sky. The opportunity to see them is quickly ending.
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2022, December 25: Christmas Five Planet Display
December 25, 2022: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – put on a Christmas Evening display after sunset.
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2022, December 24: Lunar Crescent Joins Five Planet Display
December 24, 2022: After sundown, the crescent moon joins the rare five-planet display with Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars.
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2022, December 3: Bright Evening Moon, Planetary Display
December 3, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is east of bright Jupiter – that bright star in the southeast after sunset – tonight. During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are in display.
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2022, November 27: Evening Planet Menagerie, Earthshine
November 27, 2022: The classic solar system is east of the sun appearing in the evening. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to find. The evening crescent displays earthshine.
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2022, November 18: Mars-Beta Tauri Conjunction, Evening Bright Outer Planets
November 18, 2022: Tonight, Mars passes Beta Tauri – the northern horn of Taurus. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible along the solar system’s plane during the evening.
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2022-2023: Evening Star Venus
2022-2023: Venus has a prominent display in the evening sky, appearing with the crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter. Later in the apparition, it groups with the moon, Mercury, Mars, and Regulus.
Read more2022, November 9: Uranus at Opposition, Moon Approaches Mars
November 9, 2022: Uranus is at opposition after midnight. The planet is visible through a binocular. The bright moon moves toward Mars in Taurus. The lunar orb is near the Pleiades star cluster.
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