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Crescent Moon to Occult Venus in Rare Daytime Sky Event

Observers across the Americas should rely on IOTA timing with strict daylight optics precautions to find the brief occultation.

Crescent Moon Joins Venus, Jupiter and Mercury in a Low‑West Evening Planet Parade

Predawn ‘Cosmic Triangle’ Briefly Brought Mars, Saturn and a Crescent Moon Together

Venus and Jupiter Shine Together After Sunset as Darker Nights Return

Venus Brushes Uranus a Day After Moon-Jupiter Show

Lyrids Meteor Shower Begins With Peak Set for April 21-22

Crescent Moon Pairs With Venus on the Vernal Equinox

March 'Worm Moon' Rises Over Germany on March 3 as Total Lunar Eclipse Skips Europe

Six-Planet Alignment Peaks Feb. 28 With Mercury Best Spotted This Weekend

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Geminids to Peak This Weekend With Best Views Late Saturday Into Early Sunday

Supermoon Leads December’s Sky Highlights on Dec. 4, Observatory Confirms

December Sky Watch: Supermoon on Dec. 5, Geminids Peak Dec. 13–14

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

Beaver Moon Supermoon Peaks Wednesday Night at Year’s Closest Approach

Beaver Supermoon Will Light Up the Night on November 5

Last Quarter Moon Draws Close to Jupiter Overnight in Easy Sky Show

October Night Sky: Saturn Takes the Evening Stage as Ceres, Comets and Orionids Highlight the Month

Saturn Reaches Opposition, Brightest and Closest of 2025

Rare Dawn Conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Regulus Thrills Early Risers on Sept. 19