October 17, 2022: Mars makes its first pass between the Bull’s horns this morning. Spica is at conjunction with the sun. It reappears in the morning sky next month.
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Tag: Virgo
2022, June 7: Morning Planets, Evening Virgo Moon
June 7, 2022: The gap between the four bright morning planets continues to widen in the eastern predawn sky. During the evening, the moon is in western Virgo.
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2022, May 24: Moon Nears Jupiter, Mars
May 24, 2022: The moon dances near bright Jupiter and dimmer Mars in the east-southeast before sunrise. Venus and Saturn are nearby. During the evening, look into intergalactic space.
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2022, April 15: Lunar Double Exposure, Five Planets
April 15, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning and during the evening hours. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are morning planets, while Mercury is visible after sundown.
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2022, March 17: Morning Planet Bunch, Evening Full Moon
March 17, 2022: Venus and Mars move closer to Saturn in the southeastern sky before sunup. The bright Full moon illuminates the night sky.
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2021, November 29 – December 1: Morning Moon, Evening Planets
November 29 – December 1, 2021: The morning crescent moon moves through the constellation Virgo on November 29, November 30, and December 1. Mars is slowly climbing into the morning sky. Evening Star Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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2021, September 3: AM Crescent, Twins, PM Planets
September 3, 2021: Before sunrise, the crescent moon is in the eastern sky near the Gemini Twins. Three bright planets shine during evening hours.
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2021, June 19: Evening Sky, Moon, Spica
June 19, 2021: The waxing moon appears with Spica in the southwestern sky during the early evening hours.
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2021, June 18 – 19: Moon in Virgo
June 18 – 19, 2021: The waxing moon is moving through Virgo. On June 18, it is near Porrima. The next evening, the moon is above Spica.
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2021, April 25: Mercury-Venus Conjunction, Mars, Bright Moon
April 25, 2021: Mercury passes Evening Star Venus this evening after sunset. Look low in the western sky about 20 minutes after sunset. Mars is marching eastward in Gemini, near the star cluster Messier 35. The bright moon is near Spica.
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