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
2022, April 18: Baked Mercury, Morning Moon
April 18, 2022: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise, while the moon is in the southwest. Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.
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2022, April 17: Five Planets, Pinched Moon
April 17, 2022: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during a twenty-four-hour interval. The moon is near one of the Scorpion’s pincers.
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2022, April 16: Morning Planet Necklace, Evening Moon, Mercury
April 16, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are in the eastern sky before sunrise. The moon is visible in the morning and evening. Mercury is in the west-northwest afte…
2022, April 15: Lunar Double Exposure, Five Planets
April 15, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning and during the evening hours. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are morning planets, while Mercury is visible after sundown.
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2022, April 14: Five Planets, Bright Evening Moon
April 14, 2022: Five planets are visible during the nighttime hours. Before sunrise, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky. After sunset, Mercury is in the west-northwest. The br…
2022, April 13: Morning Planetary Dance Line, Lion Moon
April 13, 2022: A planetary dance line is forming in the eastern morning sky with Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. In the evening sky, the moon is near the Tail of Leo.
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2022, April 12: Morning Jupiter, Eaten Moon
April 12, 2022: Jupiter slowly enters the morning sky, joining Venus, Mars, and Saturn. After sunset, Mercury is in the west-northwest, while the moon is in the middle of Leo.
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2022, April 11: Morning Planets, Chopped Moon
April 11, 2022: Jupiter is slowly entering the morning sky, making four bright planets in the eastern sky before sunrise. During the evening, the moon appears near the Sickle of Leo.
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2022, April 10: Morning Planet Pirouette, Crabby Moon
April 10, 2022: Four bright planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, are in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise. The moon is in front of the dim stars of Cancer during the early evening.
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2022, April 9: Marching Mars, Evening Lunar Toss
April 9, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn are the morning planets. Mars marches away from Saturn. The evening moon is near Pollux and the Gemini Twins.
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2022, April 8: Solar Calendar, Morning Planets, Evening Moon
April 8, 2022: Begin counting days to the solstice. Morning planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast. The evening moon is near Castor and Pollux.
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2022, April 7: Morning Planets, Umbrella Moon
April 7, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn are visible during morning twilight. Jupiter is slowly joining them in the eastern sky. The evening moon is under a celestial umbrella.
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2022, April 6: Morning Star, Red Planet, Ringed Wonder, Evening Crescent Moon
April 6, 2022: Morning star Venus, Mars, and Saturn continue their morning planet dance in the east-southeast before sunrise. The crescent moon seems to be caught between the Bull’s horns.
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2022, April 5: Mars – Saturn Conjunction, Taurus Moon
April 5, 2022: Mars passes Saturn in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise. Brilliant Venus is nearby. The evening crescent moon is in front of the stars of Taurus, near Aldebaran.
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2022, April 4: Mars – Saturn Conjunction Nears, Evening Crescent, Pleiades
April 4, 2022: The Mars – Saturn conjunction occurs tomorrow morning. Brilliant Venus is nearby. In the evening sky the crescent moon is near the Pleiades star cluster.
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2022, April 3: Mars on Final Approach, Evening Crescent Moon
April 3, 2022: Mars is nearing its close conjunction with Saturn, while brilliant Venus is nearby. In the evening sky, the thin crescent moon displays earthshine.
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2022, April 2: Mercury at Superior Conjunction, Morning Planets
April 2, 2022: Mercury is at its superior conjunction. The sun is between Mercury and our world. Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast before sunrise.
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2022, April 1: Venus Steps Eastward, Mars Approaches Saturn
April 1, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast before sunrise. The planetary bunch fits into a binocular’s field of View. Mars approaches Saturn for a conju…
2022, March 31: Morning Planets, Evening Bear Guard
March 31, 2022: The gap from Venus to Saturn and Mars continues to widen. Mars nears its Saturn conjunction. Arcturus and Spica are in the eastern evening sky.
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2022, March 30: Morning Planet Ballet
March 30, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn continue to dance in the morning sky before sunrise. Brilliant Venus begins to open a wider gap to Mars and Saturn.
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