When the Curves Line Up

March 2025: Evening Star Venus appears to drop from the evening sky, pass Earth, and emerge from bright sunlight into the morning sky as the Morning Star. See the accompanying article - 2025, March: Evening Star to Morning Star

February 2025:  Brilliant Venus reaches greatest brightness, shining in the western sky after sundown. See the accompanying article - February 2025:  Venus at Greatest Brightness

February 1, 2025: After sundown, look for a spectacular grouping of Venus and the crescent moon.  The moon is a super crescent. See the accompanying article - 2025, February 1: Spectacular Venus-Moon Exhibition

January 31, 2025:  The waxing crescent moon leads the nightly planet parade.  A Mars-Castor conjunction occurs in the eastern sky. See the accompanying article - 2025, January 31:  Waxing Crescent Moon Leads Planet Parade, Mars-Castor Conjunction

January 30-February 1, 2025:  The waxing crescent moon joins the evening planet parade near Saturn and Venus. A super crescent moon appears with Venus. See the accompanying article - 2025, January 30-February 1:  Venus and Super Crescent Moon

January 4, 2025:  After sundown, the crescent moon appears near Saturn in the southwestern sky – a Saturn-Moon Conjunction . See the accompanying article - 2025, January 4:  Saturn-Moon Conjunction After Sunset

January 3, 2025: After sundown, look for a spectacular Venus-Moon conjunction in the southwestern sky. Saturn is to the upper left of Venus. See the accompanying article - 2025, January 3:  Spectacular Venus-Moon Conjunction

This podcast combines two articles 2025 January 1-31: Venus’ Winter Show 2025, January 1-31:  The Mars Show

December 31, 2024:  Five planets are visible during nighttime.  After sunset, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars span the sky during the evening hours. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 31: New Year’s Eve Planet Display

December 28, 2024:  Before sunrise, a Moon-Antares conjunction occurs in the southeastern sky.  Mercury, in its final appearance of the year, is nearby. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 28: Morning Moon-Antares Conjunction

December 25, 2024:  Five bright planets are visible in a Christmas planet display.  Mars, Mercury, and the moon shine on Christmas morning. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible on Christmas night. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 25:  See a Christmas Planet Display

December 24, 2024:  After sundown on Christmas Eve, four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are strung across the sky from east-northeast to west-southwest – a planet spectacle . See the accompanying article - 2024, December 24: Christmas Eve Planet Spectacle

December 13-15, 2024:  The Cold Moon passes Jupiter and Taurus in the eastern sky during the early evening hours.  Venus and Saturn are also part of the display. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 13-15:  Cold Moon Passes Jupiter

December 12, 2024: Venus and Mars are in opposition.  They are in opposite directions in the sky.  Venus sets as Mars rises. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 12: Venus-Mars Opposition

December 11-20, 2024: Mars retrograde accelerates and opens a gap to the Beehive star cluster.  The Red Planet is part of a nightly planet display that begins with brilliant Venus after sunset. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 11-20:  Mars Accelerates Westward

December 10, 2024: Venus steps eastward against Capricornus’ stars.  It sets later each evening and brightens during the next month. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 10: Venus Steps Eastward

December 9, 2024: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon line up along an imaginary arc that spans the sky after sunset.  Mars joins the scene later during the night. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 9: Evening Planets Line Up

December 7-8, 2024:  During the early evening hours, the moon passes Saturn in the southern sky.  Four bright planets are visible after sundown. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 7-8:  Evening Moon Passes Saturn

December 7, 2024:  Jupiter is at opposition and in the sky all night.  The Jovian Giant is part of a four-planet display after sunset. See the accompanying article - 2024, December 7: Jupiter at Opposition

November 16, 2024:  Mercury is at greatest elongation east this evening. Planet Uranus is at opposition near the Pleiades star cluster. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 16:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation, Uranus at Opposition

November 15-17, 2024:  After sundown, the moon approaches and passes Jupiter.  This occurs each evening as five bright planets parade westward. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 15-17:  Moon Tags Jupiter

November 15-16, 2024:  The Full Beaver moon appears to be in the Pleiades during the night.  This occurs as the five bright planets are visible after sunset and during the night. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 15-16: Beaver Moon in the Pleiades

November 14-19: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – parade westward during the night.  They are not visible simultaneously. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 14-19: See Five Bright Planets Parade Westward Nightly

November 11, 2024: Venus is at its extreme southern point.  By month’s end it is higher in the sky.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are in the sky before midnight. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 11:  Venus at Southern Extreme

November 9-11, 2024:  The gibbous moon passes Saturn in the southeastern sky after sunset.  Saturn is one of four bright planets that are visible during the nighttime. See the accompanying article - 2024, November 9-11:  Moon Passes Saturn