March 30, 2026: Venus shines low in the west after sunset while Jupiter stands high in the south-southwest. The moon nears full in front of Leo, with Regulus and Denebola marking the Lion’s outline.

Find the Full Hunter’s Moon near Saturn, Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, and observing details for Mercury, Venus, Uranus, ...

At Chicago’s latitude, darkness soon exceeds daylight. Compare the duration of this period in Chicago, Anchorage, and Miami.

Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 7:03 a.m. CDT; Sunset, 6:09 p.m. CDT. Times are calculated by the US Naval Observatory’s MICA computer program. Check local sources for sunrise and sunset times. Before ...

Find the bright Hunter’s Moon near the Pleiades before sunrise, watch Mars approach Jupiter and Regulus, and observe Saturn ...

Chart Caption – 2026, October 13: Mars begins to approach Jupiter in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise. Step outside an hour before sunrise. Bright Jupiter is over one-third of the way from the ...

Venus and the moon make their final appearance together in the eastern sky before sunrise during this Venusian apparition. Their next pairing occurs during brighter morning twilight. Venus has been ...

Photo Caption – 2020, August 14, 2020: One day before their close grouping, the crescent moon is 13° to the upper right of Morning Star Venus. Sirius is making its first morning appearance in the east ...

October 25, 2025: Three bright planets—Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—join the crescent moon and bright stars like Capella and Arcturus in the October sky. See earthshine, and spot Uranus and Neptune ...

2020, August: Sirius is visible, without a binocular, in the east-southeast, 46 minutes before sunrise. Sirius was the revered Nile Star or Star of Isis to ancient Egyptians. Its annual appearance ...

September 29, 2026: Mars approaches the Beehive star cluster before sunrise while Saturn nears opposition. Jupiter dominates the morning sky as Venus departs the evening sky. Photo Caption – 2019, ...

June 17, 2026: Watch the crescent moon occult Venus during daylight across North America, then see the moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and the Beehive Cluster after sunset. Photo Caption – 2023, June ...