May 6, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, shining like gems on a necklace, stretch across the eastern sky. The evening moon is near Pollux while Mercury is quickly departing the western sky after sundown.
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2022, May 5: Four Morning Planets, Lovely Evening Lunar Crescent
May 5, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn gleam from the eastern sky this morning. A lovely lunar crescent is in front of the Gemini as Mercury recedes into bright twilight.
2022, May 4: Morning Planets, Evening Moon, Disappearing Stars
May 4, 2022: The bright morning planets, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn, are strung along the eastern sky. Mercury and the waxing moon are in the west-northwestern sky after sundown. The bright stars of winter are disappearing for the season.
2022, May 3: Morning Planet Necklace, Evening Gored Moon
May 3, 2022: Four morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are strung across the eastern sky, like gems on necklace, before sunup. Mercury and the crescent moon are in the western sky as night falls.
2022, May 1: Morning Planets, Evening Crescent, Mercury
May 1, 2022: Venus is close to Jupiter in the eastern sky this morning with Mars and Saturn nearby. The crescent moon re-enters the evening sky below speedy Mercury.
2022, April 30: Venus – Jupiter Proximate Conjunction, Evening Mercury
April 30, 2022: This is the morning of the Venus – Jupiter proximate conjunction. Mars and Saturn are nearby. Mercury is near the Pleiades in the west-northwest after sundown
2022, April 29: Mercury – Pleiades Conjunction, Morning Planet Gems
April 29, 2022: This evening, Mercury has a conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster. In the eastern morning sky, four bright planets – Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn – stretch across the sky.
2022, April 28: Morning Planet Necklace, Evening Mercury, Pleiades
April 28, 2022: Four planets – Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn – are in the eastern morning sky. Look for Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster in the west-northwest after sundown.
2022, April 27: Morning Planets, Moon, Venus – Neptune Conjunction, Evening Mercury
April 27, 2022: Look for the crescent moon below Venus and Jupiter. Venus passes Neptune in a close conjunction. Speedy Mercury is in the west, near the Pleaides star cluster after sundown.
2022, April 26: Spectacular Morning Crescent, Evening Mercury
April 26, 2022: A spectacular lunar crescent is visible with the four morning planets, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn. Mercury is seen in the west-northwest after sundown.