When the Curves Line Up

July 3, 2024:  This month’s Jupiter-Moon conjunction occurs low in the east-northeast during morning twilight. Jupiter, Moon, and Aldebaran form a rare close grouping. See the accompanying article - 2024, July 3: Morning Jupiter-Moon Conjunction

July 3, 2024: This morning Jupiter, crescent Moon, and Aldebaran gather in a rare close gathering that does not occur again until 2036. See the accompanying article - 2024, July 3: A Rare Morning Gathering: Jupiter, Moon, Aldebaran

See the accompanying article - 2024, July 2: Lovely Morning Moon-Pleaides Conjunction

July 2, 2024: Before sunrise, Jupiter, Mars, Crescent Moon, Aldebaran, and the Pleiades star cluster are in the eastern sky.  Mercury is a challenging view after sunset. See the accompanying article - 2024, July 2: Eastern Morning Menagerie

July 1, 2024: A Mars-Moon conjunction occurs in the eastern sky during morning twilight.  See the accompanying article - 2024, July 1: Mars-Moon Conjunction

July 1, 2024: Before sunrise, Aldebaran makes its first morning appearance or heliacal rising near Jupiter.  Mars, Saturn and the moon are in the region.  Find Mercury after sundown. See the accompanying article - 2024, July 1: Aldebaran’s Heliacal Rising

June 30, 2024: Saturn begins to retrograde, appear to move westward against the stars.  Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Saturn are visible before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 30: Saturn Retrogrades

June 29, 2024: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the moon parade in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Uranus and Neptune are present, but they are too dim for easy visibility. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 29: Planets, Moon Parade before Sunrise

June 28, 2024: The Summer Milky Way is visible in the southern sky after twilight ends.  Before sunrise, find Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and the moon. See the accompanying chart - 2024, June 28: Look for the Summer Milky Way

June 27, 2024:  Before sunrise, the Saturn and the moon are close together in the south-southeast.  Jupiter and Mars are in the eastern sky.  Find Aquila after sundown. See the accompanying chart - 2024, June 27: Early Summer Morning – Moon Meets Saturn

June 26, 2024: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon targets Saturn.  Jupiter and Mars are in the eastern sky. Capella, Castor, and Pollux are leaving the evening sky. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 26: Morning Moon Targets Saturn

June 25, 2024: Cygnus is high in the eastern sky as twilight ends.  Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and the moon are visible during morning twilight. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 25: Summer Evenings – Look for Cygnus

June 24, 2024: Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the predawn sky with the gibbous moon.  Find Lyra in the evening sky. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 24: Three Morning Planets, Moon

June 23, 2024: Jupiter returns to the morning sky.  Look for it in the east-northeast during morning twilight.  Mars and Saturn are in the same region. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 23: Jupiter Returns!

June 22, 2024:  Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The bright moon is in the southeastern sky near midnight. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 22: See Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn before Sunrise

June 21, 2024:  This month’s Full Strawberry Moon is in the sky all night.  Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 21: June’s Full Strawberry Moon

June 20, 2024:  The summer solstice occurs today at 3:51 p.m. Central Time. Before sunrise, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky.  The bright moon is near Scorpius after sunset. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 20: Summer Solstice

June 19, 2024: Moon nears Antares after sunset.  Jupiter is joining Mars and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 19: Moon Approaches Antares

June 18: The moon visits Scorpius after sundown.  Three planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are visible before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 18: Moon Visits Scorpion

June 17, 2024: Before sunrise, Jupiter is slowly appearing to form a morning planet necklace with Mars and Saturn.  After sundown, the moon is near Spica and Zubenelgenubi. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 17: Morning Planet Necklace Forming

June 16, 2024: During morning twilight, preview Jupiter’s morning appearance in the east-northeast.  Mars and Saturn are in the region.  After nightfall, the gibbous moon is near Spica. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 16: Preview Jupiter

June 15, 2024: The Pleaides star cluster emerges from bright morning twilight.  Mars and Saturn are in the eastern predawn sky.  The moon nears Spica. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 15:  Pleiades Reappear

June 14, 2024: Mercury is at superior conjunction.  Mars and Saturn are visible before sunrise.  The moon is near Virgo’s Porrima. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 14: Mercury at Superior Conjunction

June 13, 2024: Mercury is at perihelion. After sundown, the nearly half-full moon is in the southwest under the Lion’s tail.  Find Mars and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 13:  Mercury at Perihelion

June 12, 2024: An hour after sundown, the crescent moon evening moon appears in Leo’s belly.  Mars and Saturn are visible before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, June 12: June Evening Moon in Lion’s Belly