Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Young Moon Visits Venus (after sunset)

Immediately after sunset on Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5, the waxing crescent moon will be posing above the western horizon near the brilliant planet Venus. On Wednesday, the moon's extremely thin crescent will appear several degrees to Venus' lower right ( its celestial west) -
proximate enough to share the view in binoculars. Observers viewing the pair from southerly latitudes will see the moon more easily. On Thursday, the
moon's orbital motion will bring it about a palm's width to Venus' left (or
6 degrees to its celestial southeast). In the interim, skywatchers located in parts of Antarctica and the Atlantic Ocean south of Africa can see the moon occult Venus in a bright sky.

(Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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