October 4, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is near Taurus. Venus closes to within 5° of Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, before their conjunction in five mornings.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
October 4, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is near Taurus. Venus closes to within 5° of Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, before their conjunction in five mornings.
Read moreSeptember 8, 2023: The thick crescent moon appears near a star cluster cataloged as Messier 35, at Castor’s foot. Use a binocular to see the moon and the stellar bundle together.
Read moreSeptember 7, 2023: Before sunrise, the thick crescent moon seems to be gored by Taurus. Brilliant Venus shines from the east during morning twilight.
Read moreAugust 11, 2023: The crescent moon is with the horns of Taurus. Bright Jupiter is easily seen in the eastern sky before sunup.
Read moreMay 7, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon occults or eclipses the star Al Niyat, near Antares in Scorpius, across western North America. Venus steps into western Gemini this evening.
Read moreMay 6, 2023: The moon appears to move among the Scorpion’s bright stars. Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Venus and Mars shine from the west after sundown.
Read moreMay 5, 2023: The moon passes through Earth’s penumbra from the Eastern Hemisphere. Brilliant Venus, Mars, and Saturn are easy to locate in the sky.
Read moreMay 4, 2023: Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Jupiter and Mercury are in bright sunlight. The evening’s spectacle, Venus, and Mars are in the west after sundown.
Read moreMay 3, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the western sky after sundown. See its phase through a telescope. The bright moon is near Spica.
Read moreMay 2, 2023: Venus sparkles in the western evening sky after sunset, along with a bright gibbous moon in the southeast.
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