When the Curves Line Up
Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 1419
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
2023, February 19: Leo’s Morning, Venus Approaches Jupiter
February 19, 2023: Leo is in the western sky before sunrise, taking all night to go from east to west. After sundown, Evening Star Venus continues to approach bright Jupiter.
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2023, February 18: Morning’s Brightest Stars, Evening Planet Performance
February 18, 2023: The predawn sky has the brightest stars in the celestial northern hemisphere. After sundown, Venus approaches Jupiter and Mars marches eastward with Taurus.
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2023, February 17: Lovely Morning Crescent, Three Bright Evening Planets
February 17, 2023: Before sunrise a thin crescent moon is above the southeastern horizon. After sundown, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible.
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2023, February 16: Saturn at Conjunction, Teapot Moon
February 16, 2023: Saturn is at conjunction today. The morning crescent moon is with Sagittarius, popularly known as the Teapot. The three bright outer planets are in the evening sky.
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2023, January 22-29: Comet Alert!
January 22-29, 2023: A comet is visible through a binocular during the next week all night in the far northern sky moving from night to night between the Dippers.
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2023, February 15: Ophiucan Moon, Venus Steps Past Neptune
February 15, 2023: The morning moon, showing earthshine, is with Ophiuchus in the south-southeast. Brilliant Venus is east of Neptune through a binocular.
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2023, February 14: Moon at the Heart, Venus, Neptune Conjunction
February 14, 2023: Before daybreak, the thick crescent moon is near Antares. After sundown, Venus moves past Neptune during the next two evenings.
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2023, February 13: Scorpion Moon, Evening Planets
February 13, 2023: The moon is with the classic Scorpion before sunrise. After sundown, three bright planets are visible. Neptune is near Venus through a binocular.
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2023, February 12: Morning Moon Nearly Pinched, Venus Approaches, Neptune, Jupiter
February 12, 2023: The morning’s slightly gibbous moon approaches Zubenelgenubi, the Scorpion’s southern claw. After sunset, Venus approaches Neptune and Jupiter. Mars is in a starry field.
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2023, February 11: Daylight Longer Than Darkness, Evening Planet Dance
February 11, 2023: Daylight is longer than darkness today until Halloween. Venus is moving toward Jupiter in the west-southwest, while Mars marches eastward against Taurus.
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2023, February 10: Morning Moon, Venus Approaches Neptune
February 10, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is between Spica and Porrima. Three bright planets are visible after sundown. Through a binocular Venus approaches fainter Neptune.
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2023, February 9: Virgo Moon, Venus Closes on Jupiter
February 9, 2023: The morning moon is in front of Virgo. Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Venus approaches Jupiter in the west-southwest. Mars is marching eastward with Taurus in the s…
2023, February 8: Gibbous Moon, Mars Marches Eastward
February 8, 2023: The gibbous moon is visible before daybreak and again later in the evening. With brilliant Venus and Jupiter in the west-southwest, Mars marches eastward against Taurus in the sout…
2023, February 7: Morning Moon, Brilliant Venus, Jupiter
February 7, 2023: The bright morning moon is in the west near Regulus before sunrise. Venus and Jupiter are in the southwest after sunset. Mars is in the southeast.
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2023, February 6: Leo Moon Occults Star, Three Evening Planets Dance
February 6, 2023: The bright moon occults a star in Leo. Venus continues to dance toward Jupiter after sundown. Mars marches eastward in front of Taurus.
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2023, February 5: Snow Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mars Evening
February 5, 2023: The micro-Snow moon is in the sky all night. Three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sundown.
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2023, February 4: Cancer Moon, Venus Dances Toward Jupiter
February 4, 2023: The bright moon is in front of Cancer between Pollux and Regulus. In the evening Venus continues to dance toward Jupiter before their March 1st conjunction.
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2023, February 3: Moon-Pollux Conjunction, Evening Planetary Dance
February 3, 2023: The bright moon is near Pollux after sundown. Three bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Mars – dance against the celestial backdrop during the evening hour.
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2023, February 2: Goodbye, Mercury! Gemini Moon, Evening Planets
February 2, 2023: Mercury slips into brighter morning twilight. The moon is near the Gemini Twins. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible after sunset.
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2023, February 1: Mercury, Morning, Three Bright Planets, Evening
February 1, 2023: Mercury is visible in the southeast before sunrise. Brilliant Venus and Bright Jupiter are in the southwestern sky after sundown, while Mars and the moon are in the east.
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