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.
Events
Astronomy News visible from latitude 34.06°N
- 01 Mar 2025 (3 days away): The Moon at perigee
- 01 Mar 2025 (2 days away): Lunar occultation of Mercury
- 01 Mar 2025 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Mercury
- 01 Mar 2025 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
- 28 Feb 2025 (Tomorrow): New Moon
- 27 Feb 2025 (Tomorrow): The cluster IC 2581 is well placed
- 25 Feb 2025 (19 hours ago): The Moon at perihelion
- 25 Feb 2025 (20 hours ago): Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn
- 24 Feb 2025 (3 days ago): Mars ends retrograde motion
- 21 Feb 2025 (5 days ago): Lunar occultation of Antares
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