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Venus Slides Past Regulus in a Weeklong Evening Show and Returns Near the Crescent Moon Next Week

The close July pairing highlights Venus’s steady motion against the stars and signals its descent lower in evening twilight as it moves toward August’s greatest elongation.

Daytime Moon Occults Venus Across Much of the U.S. on June 17

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

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks May 5–6 Under Bright Moonlight

Comet Pan‑STARRS Reaches Perihelion Sunday, Closing a Brief Pre‑Dawn Viewing Window

Six-Planet Parade Begins With Best Viewing on February 28

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Comet Lemmon Makes Closest Approach Oct. 20–21 With Prime Viewing Under New Moon

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday With Best Views After Dusk in Northern Skies