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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

May 30, 2026: A seasonal Blue Moon shines near Antares in Scorpius while Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury form a bright evening lineup in the western sky after sunset. Photo Caption – 2021, May 29: ...