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 Dec 2024 (4 days away): Moon at Last Quarter
- 22 Dec 2024 (4 days away): Ursid meteor shower 2024
- 22 Dec 2024 (3 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
- 21 Dec 2024 (3 days away): December solstice
- 20 Dec 2024 (2 days away): Mercury at dichotomy
- 19 Dec 2024 (Tomorrow): December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2024
- 18 Dec 2024 (16 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and Mars
- 18 Dec 2024 (16 hours ago): Lunar occultation of Mars
- 18 Dec 2024 (17 hours ago): Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
- 15 Dec 2024 (3 days ago): Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2024
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