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2023, April 27: Saturn Morning View, Evening Venus, Mars, Waxing Moon

April 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 27, 2023: Saturn becomes easier to see each morning in the east-southeast before daybreak. Brilliant Venus, Mars, and the First Quarter moon are in the western sky after sundown.

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2023, March 27: Jupiter-Mercury Conjunction

March 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 27, 2023: A Jupiter-Mercury conjunction occurs during bright evening twilight.  Saturn is making its first appearance in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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2023, March 25: Crescent Moon, Pleiades, Evening Star

March 1, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 25, 2023: The crescent moon appears near the Pleiades star cluster.  Evening Star Venus gleams brightly from the western sky after sundown.

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2023, March 24: Moon Dances with Planets

February 28, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 24, 2023: After sunset, the lovely crescent moon is above Venus. Through a binocular, Venus and Uranus are visible in the same field of view.

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2023, March 23: Venus, Striking Lunar Crescent

February 27, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 23, 2023: After sundown, a striking lunar crescent is near Venus.  Jupiter is lower in the sky, while Mars approaches Gemini.

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2023, March 22: Morning’s Brightest Stars, Lunar Crescent Meets Jupiter

February 26, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 22, 2023: A half dozen bright stars in the sky before sunrise.  After sundown, the thin lunar crescent is near Jupiter and below the Evening Star.

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2023, March 21: Morning Mythology, Evening Planet Parade

February 25, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 21, 2023: Delphinus and Sagitta are in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Jupiter, Venus, and Mars are easily visible in the western sky after sundown.

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2023, March 20:  Vernal Equinox, Evening Planets

February 24, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 20, 2023: The Vernal equinox occurs today at 4:24 p.m. CDT.  The sun’s rays are most direct on Earth’s equator.  Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sundown.

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2023, March 19: Morning Milky Way Season, Evening Planets

February 23, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 19, 2023: Before sunrise, the Milky Way arches across the sky from the southern hemisphere.  Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sunset.

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2023, March 18: Thin Morning Crescent, Mars on Parade

February 22, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 18, 2023: The thin crescent moon appears in the southeast before sunrise.  Mars marches eastward against Taurus, near the Gemini border.  Venus and Jupiter are in the western sky after sundown.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Mercury is to the lower left of Jupiter before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: The gibbous moon is south before daybreak.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon rises later and is visible before sunrise. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars is near the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Venus and Mars are in the western sky between the Twins and Leo.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Through a binocular Mars is the upper left of the Beehive star cluster.
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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program.

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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