May 19, 2023: Before sunrise, Fomalhaut is at heliacal rising.  After sundown, look for a Moon-Spica conjunction.

May 18, 2023: Jupiter passes behind the sun today, reappearing in the morning sky in about a month.  The gibbous moon is visible after sundown.

May 17, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon appears in front of Virgo.  Mars expands a gap to Saturn before sunrise.

May 16, 2023: The evening gibbous moon is in the southwest after sundown near Leo’s stars.  Two morning planets are in the eastern sky before sunrise.

See the accompanying article - 2024, May 16: May Evening Gibbous Moon

May 15, 2023: After sundown, a Moon-Regulus conjunction is visible high in the southwest.  Mars and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunup.

May 14, 2023: After sundown, the waxing crescent moon is near the Sickle of Leo.  Mars and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunup.

May 13, 2024: The moon is near the Beehive star cluster after sundown.  Mars and Saturn shine during morning twilight.  Uranus is at solar conjunction.

May 12, 2024: The crescent moon appears next to Pollux after sunset, a Moon-Pollux conjunction.  Two morning planets shine from the eastern sky before sunrise.

May 11, 2024: Sirius makes its last appearance or heliacal setting at the mid-northern latitudes.  Mars and Saturn are visible before sunrise, Moon after sundown.

May 10, 2024: Mercury is difficult to see before sunrise, although Saturn and Mars are easier to locate.  The crescent moon is in the west-northwest after sundown.