Mars will be about as bright as the reddish star nearby, Aldebaran, the Eye of the Bull. It lies near the Hyades and Pleiades star clusters in Taurus the Bull. Throughout March: Mars in Taurus Red Mars is in the evening sky too. The waxing crescent moon is near bright Venus and the delicate Pleiades cluster. March 24 and 25 evenings: Moon near Venus and Pleiades Look for the lovely gathering of the moon, Venus and Pleiades star cluster around the nights of March 24 and 25, 2023. Then the moon will join Venus – and maybe the zodiacal light, too, in the evening sky around March 22-24. Look east before sunup from the Southern Hemisphere. Jeff wrote: “The zodiacal light appears to emanate from Venus, but in reality is a glow of diffuse sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust.” Look west after sunset from the Northern Hemisphere. | Jeff Andrew of Summit County, Colorado, captured the zodiacal light and bright Venus on March 13, 2023. Some resources to enjoy Watch for the zodiacal light on moonless evenings in mid- to late March. Looking for a dark sky? Check out EarthSky’s Best Places to Stargaze Last chance to get a moon phase calendar! Only a few left Submit your photo here.īright planets Venus and Jupiter: Conjunction photos here Thank you to all who submit images to EarthSky Community Photos! View community photos here. The beautiful glow you’ll see on the unlit portion of the moon is earthshine. We’ll all be able to see it near the moon on these evenings. Meanwhile, Venus will be blazing away, higher up than Jupiter in the western twilight. So grab your binoculars, and give it a try. The thin waxing crescent moon – just 1 day past new moon – will float close to Jupiter today. Will you see the moon, Venus and Jupiter around the evenings of March 22 and 23, 2023? You’ll see the moon and Venus, for sure! But Jupiter? Today and tomorrow, Jupiter will be very near the sunset.
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