When the Curves Line Up

January 13, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is in front of Virgo.  After sunset, Venus closes in on Saturn, leading up to the January 22nd conjunction.  Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.

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January 12, 2023: Mars resumes its eastward march in Taurus tonight.  With Mars in the east, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in a line in the western sky.

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January 11, 2023: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon seems to appear in the belly of the Lion.  During the early evening hours, the four bright planets continue their dance.

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January 10, 2023: The morning moon appears near the Sickle of Leo.  After sunset, the four bright planets are visible from the southwest to the east.

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January 9, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the west before sunrise.  After sunset, Venus moves closer to Saturn.  Jupiter and Mars are visible as well.  Sky watchers with telescopes have a double…

January 8, 2023: The bright moon is in the west before sunrise.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are along an arc from east to southwest after sundown.

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January 7, 2023: Mercury is at inferior conjunction between Earth and the sun.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars continue with their evening display after sundown.

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January 6, 2023: The bright Full moon appears near Castor and Pollux all night.  Four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – span the sky after sundown.

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January 5, 2023: The bright moon can be seen before sunrise and after sunset.  Four bright planets are strung across the sky from southwest to east after sundown.  Orion’s Rigel rises at sundown.

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January 4, 2023: Earth is at perihelion today and closest to the sun.  The evening moon is caught between the Bull’s Horns.  Four planets shine brightly after sundown.

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January 3, 2023: The Summer Triangle is visible before sunrise and after sunset.  Four planets are strung across the sky after sundown.  The gibbous moon is near Mars.

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January 2, 2023:  Bright winter stars are in the western sky before sunrise.  After sundown, four planets, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, along with the moon are visible.

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January 1, 2023:  The Scorpion crawls into the southeastern sky before sunrise.  After sunset, four bright planets and gibbous moon are along an arc across the sky.

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December 31, 2022: Mercury begins to depart the evening sky, leaving four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars on display for New Year’s Eve.

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December 30, 2022: The night’s brightest star, Sirius, is in the south at midnight as the year ends.  The bright planet evening display continues as Mercury disappears into bright twilight.

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December 29, 2022: The evening planet display is ending as Mercury begins to retrograde and fade in brightness. Look for Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Moon, and Mars after sundown.

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December 28, 2022: Not until 2028 are the five bright planets visible again.  Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are strung across the evening sky.  The opportunity to see them is quickly endi…

December 27, 2022:  The crescent moon appears with the five bright planets – Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – after sundown.

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December 26, 2022:  The five bright planet display continues after sunset.  The moon is near Saturn. Mars passes Aldebaran.

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December 25, 2022:  The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – put on a Christmas Evening display after sunset.

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