October 25, 2024: After sundown, look for a Venus-Antares conjunction low in the southwestern sky. Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible during the nighttime.
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2024, October 17-23: Venus Skips Past Scorpius
October 27-23, 2024: Venus appears to move in front of a short section of the sky with the Scorpion’s head.
2024, October 25-28: Morning Crescent Moon Passes Leo
October 25-28: Before sunrise, the crescent moon passes Leo in the eastern sky. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are visible during the night.
2024, October 22-24: Morning Mars, Moon
October 22-24: During morning twilight, Red Planet Mars and the moon are high in the southern sky. Watch the moon approach and pass the planet.
2024, October 21: Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
October 21, 2024: A Jupiter-Moon conjunction occurs high in the southwestern sky before sunrise. During the nighttime hours, Venus, Saturn, and Mars are visible.
2024, October 20: Morning Wide Gathering of Jupiter, Moon, and Aldebaran
October 20, 2024: Before sunrise look for a wide gathering of Jupiter, Moon, and Aldebaran. Venus, a comet, Saturn, and Mars are visible during nighttime hours.
2024, October 19: Evening Venus, Comet, Arcturus at Heliacal Rising
October 19, 2024: After sundown, Venus and a comet are in the western sky. Arcturus is at its heliacal rising, the first appearance before sunrise.
2024, October 18: Mars-Pollux Conjunction, The First Event of a Triple Conjunction
October 18, 2024: A Mars-Pollux conjunction occurs before sunrise. Watch the Red Planet move eastward compared to the Twins. Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are visible nightly as well.
2024, October 16-17: The Night of the Perigean Hunter’s (Super)Moon
October 16-17, 2024: This month’s bright moon is popularly known as the Hunter’s Moon. It is in the sky all night leading up to the opposition point before sunrise.
2024, October 14: Tonight’s Highlight: Saturn-Moon Conjunction
October 14, 2024: After sundown, look for a Saturn-Moon conjunction. The bright gibbous moon is near Saturn. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible during the night.