February 21, 2023: Use the sky map to find winter morning’s stars. The moon joins Venus as it approaches Jupiter. Mars marches eastward in a planetary showcase.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
February 21, 2023: Use the sky map to find winter morning’s stars. The moon joins Venus as it approaches Jupiter. Mars marches eastward in a planetary showcase.
Read moreFebruary 20, 2023: Hercules is visible before sunrise in the eastern sky. Venus moves to within 10° of Jupiter after sundown, while Mars marches eastward against Taurus.
Read moreFebruary 3, 2023: The bright moon is near Pollux after sundown. Three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Mars – dance against the celestial backdrop during the evening hours.
Read moreJanuary 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon. One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn. Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.
Read moreJanuary 3, 2023: The Summer Triangle is visible before sunrise and after sunset. Four planets are strung across the sky after sundown. The gibbous moon is near Mars
Read moreDecember 25, 2022: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – put on a Christmas Evening display after sunset.
Read moreNovember 21, 2022: Spica is near the moon in the eastern sky before sunup. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – the bright outer planets – form an arc across the sky during the evening.
Read moreOctober 20, 2022: The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis in the eastern sky before sunrise. In addition to Jupiter and Saturn, the Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – stands overhead.
Read moreJuly 17, 2022: The gibbous moon is between Jupiter and Saturn this morning. Morning Star Venus and Mars are farther eastward. After night falls, Hercules can be seen high in the south.
Read moreJuly 4, 2022: Earth is at aphelion today. The four morning planets are visible before sunrise. The waxing crescent moon is in the west after sunset.
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