When the Curves Line Up

November 1, 2023: Venus passes Denebola this morning in a wide conjunction.  The moon appears stuck on the Bull’s horn. See the accompanying article 2023, November 1:  Venus-Denebola Conjunction, Go…

October 30, 2023: Before sunrise, the bright gibbous moon appears with the Pleiades through a binocular.  Darkness exceeds daylight. See the accompanying article 2023, October 30: Moon-Pleiades Conj…

October 29, 2023: After midnight, the bright Hunter’s moon passes the solar system’s largest planet – Jupiter. See the accompanying article 2023, October 29: Jupiter-Hunter’s Moon Conjunction

October 26, 2023: After sundown, Jupiter and Saturn bracket the bright gibbous moon.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 26: Jupiter, Saturn Bracket Bright Moon

October 25, 2023: Arcturus appears before sunrise and after sunset.  The bright gibbous moon, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during nighttime hours.

See the accompanying article 2023, Octobe…

October 24, 2023: Morning planets Venus and Jupiter bookend many bright stars, including Orion.  The moon is near Saturn during the evening.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 24: Venus, Jup…

October 23, 2023: Venus moves to its farthest angular distance from the sun today, known as greatest elongation.  During morning twilight, the Morning Star passes Leo’s Chertan.

See the accompanying…

October 22, 2023: During evening hours, the gibbous moon nears Saturn in the southern sky.  Venus and Jupiter are visible during morning twilight.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 22: Moon…

October 21, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to locate during nighttime hours.  The First Quarter moon phase occurs this evening.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 21: Three Bright …

October 20, 2023: After midnight, Jupiter’s moons’ shadows dance across the cloud tops.  Mercury is at superior conjunction.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 20: Jupiter’s Double Shadows, …

October 19: Sagittarius seems to pour the moon into the sky this evening.  Find Uranus with a binocular.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 19: Poured Moon, See Planet Uranus.

October 18, 2023: The moon is near Antares after sunset.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are in the sky during the nighttime hours.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 18: Moon-Antares Conjunctio…

October 17, 2023: The crescent moon is with Scorpius during evening twilight.  Venus and Jupiter gleam from the predawn sky.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 17: Scorpion Moon

October 16, 2023:  Venus passes a star in Leo before sunrise.  A crescent moon is low in the western sky during evening twilight.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 16: Venus in Starry Conjun…

October 16-22, 2023: The moon returns to the evening sky. Venus steps eastward in front of Leo, and a meteor shower is visible.

See the accompanying article: 2023, October 16-22:  Celestial Events f…

October 15, 2023: Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are visible before sunrise.  Saturn is above the southeast horizon after sundown.

See the accompanying article 2023, October 15: Three Bright Planets

See the accompanying article 2023, October 14: Solar Eclipse, Morning Planets October 14, 2023: A solar eclipse is visible across the western hemisphere.  Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are visible bef…