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
- 03 May 2024 (5 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
- 03 May 2024 (5 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
- 01 May 2024 (3 days away): Moon at Last Quarter
- 30 Apr 2024 (2 days away): Mercury at aphelion
- 29 Apr 2024 (19 hours away): Close approach of Mars and Neptune
- 29 Apr 2024 (18 hours away): Conjunction of Mars and Neptune
- 26 Apr 2024 (2 days ago): Lunar occultation of Antares
- 26 Apr 2024 (2 days ago): The Moon at aphelion
- 23 Apr 2024 (5 days ago): Full Moon
- 23 Apr 2024 (5 days ago): π-Puppid meteor shower 2024
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