When the Curves Line Up

December 4, 2022: Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn put on a nightly display during the evening.  Support the Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar.

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December 3, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is east of bright Jupiter – that bright star in the southeast after sunset – tonight.  During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are in display.

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December 2, 2022: The bright gibbous moon is in the southeast after sundown.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the evening.

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December 1, 2022: Leo is high in the southern sky before sunrise during early December.  After sundown, Jupiter and the gibbous moon make a striking conjunction.

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November 30, 2022: Earth is closest to Mars this evening at 8:16 p.m. CST.  The Red Planet appears as a bright star in the night sky. Tonight is the Venus-Mars Opposition.

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November 29, 2022:  Mars and Mercury are at opposition.  They are in the sky at the same time, along with Jupiter and Saturn. The bright outer planets are in the sky during the evening.

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November 28, 2022: Before sunrise, Mars – retrograding with Taurus – is with a bright stellar backdrop.  After sundown, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky.

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November 27, 2022: The classic solar system is east of the sun appearing in the evening.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to find.  The evening crescent displays earthshine.

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November 26, 2022:  Earth and Mars are closest for this Martian apparition on November 30.  The three bright outer planet – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the evening.

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November 25, 2022: The crescent moon returns to the southwest after sundown.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are along the ecliptic during the early evening.

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November 24, 2022: Jupiter’s retrograde ends today in front of a dim Pisces starfield.  During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn appear along an arc from east-northeast to southwest.

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November 23, 2022: The constellation Hydra slithers across the morning sky.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are hung across the sky during evening hours.

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November 22, 2022: The thin lunar crescent is visible in the east-southeast before daybreak.  During the night Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible in the planet’s southern hemisphere.

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November 21, 2022:  Spica is near the moon in the eastern sky before sunup.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – the bright outer planets – form an arc across the sky during the evening.

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November 20, 2022: Before sunrise, the crescent moon is in the southeast above Virgo’s brightest star Spica.  Mars is closest to Earth in ten nights.  The countdown begins.

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November 19, 2022: Before sunup, the waning crescent moon is in the southeast with Virgo.  During the evening see Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn at the same time.

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November 18, 2022: Tonight, Mars passes Beta Tauri – the northern horn of Taurus.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible along the solar system’s plane during the evening.

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November 17, 2022: This morning’s crescent appears near the location of the source of the Leonid meteor shower.  During the evening Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible.

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November 16, 2022: Before sunrise, the moon is near the Sickle of Leo.  During the early evening, the three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible along an arc across the sky.

Venus appears as the bright Evening Star in the west during late 2022 until near summer’s midpoint. This chart shows the setting time of the planet compared to other stars and planets.

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