What To See In The Night Sky This Week: May 22-28, 2023. The clear highlight of this week is the appearance of a super-slim crescent Moon in the west after sunset—and its tangle with Venus.

The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok on March 24, 2023, following a lunar occultation of the second planet from the sun. (Image credit: JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images) ...

These Venus-moon rendezvous occur on roughly a monthly schedule. Indeed, if Venus were stationary and did not appear to move against the star background, then a Venus-moon encounter would occur ...

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And be sure to get outside after sunset on Saturday (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western ...

The waning crescent moon will be up at 2:44 a.m., while Venus rises around 3:11 a.m. 4 The moon and Venus will visibly “snuggle,” as Space.com puts it, in the night sky early Tuesday morning.

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...

Look to the east before sunrise on June 22 to catch the delicate form of the crescent moon shining with Venus alongside the Pleiades star cluster.

Thursday, November 12, 2020: Crescent Moon, Venus and Mercury This morning will be ushered-in by the magical sight of a 11%-illuminated crescent Moon rising in the east.

It’s been a relatively quiet start to 2020 as far as skywatching goes. Sure, we’ve had some full Moons and a few other treats here … ...

And be sure to get outside after sunset tonight (Feb. 1). For that evening a lovely crescent moon will appear to snuggle up close to Venus, particularly for skywatchers across the Western ...

Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...