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Tonight: Crescent Moon Sits Between Venus and Jupiter in the Western Twilight

The eye-catching grouping previews a much tighter Venus–Jupiter conjunction expected in early June.

Six-Planet Parade Lines Up Along the Ecliptic as Jupiter Shines Brightest