December 3-6, 2024: Look for a pretty Venus-Moon display after sunset. The Evening Star and lunar crescent are photogenic in their evening performance.
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2024, December 2: December’s Nightly Planet Display
December 2, 2024: Four bright planets are visible in a nightly planet display. Look for Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars during the nighttime hours.
2024, December 1-10: Mars’ Retrograde Begins
December 1-10, 2024: Mars begins to retrograde in front of a Cancer background. The Red Planet is near the Beehive star cluster.
2024, December 1: See Planets Uranus and Neptune
December 1, 2024: Planets Uranus and Neptune are visible through a binocular during the night. They join Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars nightly during December.
2024 December: Venus, Evening Star
December 2024: The Evening Star is easily visible in the southwest. The moon passes by early in the month and Venus closes in on Saturn for a conjunction next month.
2024, November 30: See 3 Planets after Sunset
November 30, 2024: Three bright planets are visible after sunset – Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter. The are along an arc from the east-northeast to the southwest.
2024, November 28: Look for Four Bright Planets
November 28, 2024: Four Bright Planets are visible during the nighttime hours. The display begins after sunset with Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. Mars rises later during the evening.
2024, November 25-30: Mars with the Beehive
November 25-30, 2024: Mars appears with the Beehive star cluster during nighttime hours. The Red Planet is the last entry in the nightly westward planet parade.
2024, November 25-28: Morning Crescent Moon, Lunar Occultation
November 25-28, 2024: A waning crescent moon appears in the eastern sky during morning twilight. The moon occults Spica on the 27th. Four bright planets are visible during nighttime hours.
2024, November 24: Morning Crescent Moon, Nightly Planet Parade
November 24, 2024: The morning crescent moon is with Leo. Each night, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars parade westward.