Venus was at inferior conjunction on Aug. 13, in line between the Earth and the sun. Now it is swinging away from that line, speeding ahead of the Earth in its faster orbit. Want to see the crescent ...

Venus is turning the western evening sky into a stage for two easy-to-see celestial encounters this July, first passing ...

Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.

The Moon is now situated between magnitude 1.1 Saturn and magnitude –4.5 Venus in the east an hour before dawn. If you were outside yesterday morning, you’ll note that the Moon is now a thinner ...

Friday, July 10With no Moon in the sky tonight, it's a great opportunity to chase after fainter objects, such as the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) in Draco. High in the north a few hours after sunset, ...

The delicate waning crescent Moon stands directly to the left of the bright planet Venus before dawn. An hour before sunrise, the pair is some 10° high in the east, easily visible together in Pisces ...

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You may have noticed in recent weeks that the planet Venus has slipped from the post-sunset sky, slimming into a crescent shape as it drops from view. Its reign as the bright "Evening Star" in 2023 is ...