December 13, 2023: Planet Uranus is easily spotted through a binocular. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the nighttime hours.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
December 13, 2023: Planet Uranus is easily spotted through a binocular. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the nighttime hours.
Read moreDecember 12, 2023: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, bright Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to spot during nighttime hours.
Read moreDecember 11, 2023: Venus gleams from the eastern morning sky in the southeast. The razor-thin moon is near the horizon.
Read moreDecember 10, 2023: Venus and Jupiter are in opposite directions and signal the last time the two planets are in the sky together before sunrise during this Venusian apparition.
Read moreDecember 9, 2023: Look for Venus and the crescent moon pair-up in a predawn spectacle. Earthshine and scenic views await in this must-see morning sight.
Read moreDecember 8, 2023: Brilliant Venus is near the Moon-Spica conjunction in the southeast before daybreak. Jupiter and Saturn are visible during the night.
Read moreDecember 7, 2023: Venus Moon, and Spica are visible in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Jupiter and Saturn are visible after nightfall. Mercury is a challenging view.
Read moreDecember 6, 2023: The crescent moon moves closer to Venus in the southeastern sky before sunrise. Aldebaran is opposite the sun rising at sunset.
Read moreDecember 4, 2023: The moon is with Leo high in the southern sky before sunrise. Mercury’s visibility is limited at this evening greatest elongation.
Read moreDecember 3, 2023: The moon appears near the Sickle of Leo during the nighttime hours. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible.
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