October 1, 2024: Planets Uranus and Neptune are visible through a binocular during the night. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are easily visible.
Tag: Venus
2024, October: Venus Slowly Climbs into Western Evening Sky
October, 2024: Brilliant Venus climbs higher in the western evening sky. It passes in front of the stars of the classic Scorpion.
2024, September 30: Morning Leo Moon
September 30, 2024: The morning crescent Leo moon is in the eastern sky before sunrise. During nighttime hours, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible.
2024, September 29: Lovely Waning Crescent Moon-Regulus Conjunction
September 29, 2024: Before sunrise look for the waning crescent Moon-Regulus conjunction in the eastern sky. Four bright planets are visible during the night.
2024, September 27: Morning Moon-Beehive Conjunction
September 27, 2024: This morning the moon appears with the Beehive star cluster in the eastern sky before daybreak, a Moon-Beehive conjunction. Four planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible during the night.
2024, September 26: Predawn Moon-Pollux Conjunction
September 26, 2024: The crescent moon passes Pollux, one of the Gemini Twins, before sunrise, a Moon-Pollux conjunction. Bright Jupiter and Mars are in the region. Venus and Saturn are visible after sundown.
2024, September 25: Morning Mars-Moon Conjunction
September 25, 2024: Before sunrise, the moon appears near Mars, a Mars-Moon conjunction. Jupiter is to the upper right of the scene. Venus and Saturn are visible after nightfall.
2024, September 24: Moon with Jupiter and Mars
September 24, 2024: Before sunrise, the nearly half-full moon is near bright Jupiter and Mars. Venus and Saturn are visible after sundown.
2024, September 22: Autumnal Equinox, Moon Occults Pleiades
September 22, 2024: Today, the autumnal equinox occurs signaling the begin of autumn in the northern hemisphere. Across North America, the moon occults or eclipses stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
2024, September 21: Four Nightly Planets, Moon Moves Eastward
September 21, 2024: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible during nighttime hours. The moon moves eastward toward the Pleiades star cluster.