January 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.
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2023, January 3: The Summer Triangle Morning, Evening Planets, Moon
January 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
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.
2022, November 21: Moon-Spica Conjunction, Evening Planet Display
November 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.
2022, October 20: Morning Lunar Occultation, Evening Bright Stars
October 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.
2022, July 17: Morning Moon, Evening Hero High
July 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.
2022, July 4: Earth at Aphelion, Leo Moon
July 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.
2022, July 3: Today’s Planet Visibility Forecast, Evening Eagle
July 3, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue to parade in the eastern and southern sky before sunrise. Aquila and Altair are in the east-southeast when evening twilight ends.
2022, July 2: Morning Star, Aldebaran, Evening Leo Moon
July 2, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade through the morning. After sunset, the crescent moon is near the Sickle of Leo.
2022, June 15: Teapot Moon, Planets, Evening Summer Stars
June 15, 2022: The morning moon is in front of the Teapot. The morning planet parade continues in the eastern sky before sunrise. As night falls, the Summer Triangle signals that the summer season is arriving north of the equator.