If the clouds part enough, look for Venus and Jupiter in the evening sky right after sunset. They will be separated only by a little over half a degree (0.53 degrees) which is roughly the apparent with of the moon. They will not be this close again until 2032. This Space.com website has additional details.
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Astronomy News visible from latitude 34.06°N
- 22 Jul 2024 (6 days away): Mercury at greatest elongation east
- 21 Jul 2024 (6 days away): Full Moon
- 20 Jul 2024 (5 days away): The Moon at aphelion
- 18 Jul 2024 (3 days away): Mercury at dichotomy
- 17 Jul 2024 (2 days away): Messier 55 is well placed
- 17 Jul 2024 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Antares
- 15 Jul 2024 (11 hours ago): Close approach of Mars and Uranus
- 15 Jul 2024 (16 hours ago): Conjunction of Mars and Uranus
- 14 Jul 2024 (2 days ago): Lunar occultation of Spica
- 13 Jul 2024 (2 days ago): Moon at First Quarter
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