The Sky Today on Sunday, June 22: The Moon stands north of Venus

The Moon passes 7° north of Venus at 5 A.M. EDT. An hour before sunrise the pair is easy to see in the east, nearly 20° high in the constellation Aries.  Venus is the brightest point of light in the sky, shining at magnitude –4.2. To its upper left is the delicate crescent Moon, someContinue reading “The Sky Today on Sunday, June 22: The Moon stands north of Venus”
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