August 2, 2024: Before sunrise a thin crescent moon is near the Gemini Twins.  Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible before sunrise, Venus after sundown.

August 2024:  Venus makes its first appearance in the western sky after nightfall.  It is visible in bright evening twilight through a binocular.

August 1, 2024: Venus begins a short window of visibility in the western sky after sunset.  Three bright outer planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible before sunrise.

July 31, 2024: Before sunrise, the moon appears skewered by Tauru’s Elnath.  Two of Jupiter’s moon appear to cross the face of the distant planet.

See the accompanying article - 2024, July 31: Skewered Moon, Jupiter’s Satellites Transit

July 30, 2024: A Mars-Moon conjunction occurs in the eastern sky before sunrise.  This is visible near Jupiter and in front of Taurus’ rich starfield.

See the accompanying article - 2024, July 30:  Mars-Moon Conjunction

July 29, 2024: Before sunrise, look for a Moon-Pleiades conjunction.  The planet Uranus is nearby and in the same binocular field of view.

July 28, 2024: Three bright outer planets, Moon, and famous stars are visible before daybreak.  Mercury and Venus are veiled in bright evening twilight.

See the accompanying aricle - 2024, July 28: Morning Bright Outer Planets, Moon, Stars

July 27, 2024: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Moon are visible before sunrise.  Mercury and Venus hide in bright evening twilight.

See the accompanying article -2024, July 27: Astronomical Events: Planetary Positions and Moon Phases

July 26, 2024: Orion the Hunter returns to the eastern morning sky before sunrise.  Three bright planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and the moon are visible before daybreak.

July 25, 2024: Three planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and Moon are easily visible during nighttime hours.  Orion continues to enter the eastern morning sky.

See the accompanying article - 2024, July 25: See Three Planets and Moon