July 9, 2023: This evening, look for a close gathering of Venus, Mars, and Regulus in the western sky after sundown.

July 8, 2023: The gibbous moon appears near Neptune through a binocular during early morning hours.  Venus and Mars gather with Regulus after sundown.

Read the accompanying article 2023, July 8:  Moon Visits Neptune, Evening Planet Gathering

July 7, 2023: The gibbous moon is near Saturn in the southern sky before sunrise.  Brilliant Venus is with Mars and Regulus in the west after sundown.

Read the accompanying article 2023, July 7:  Moon Greets Saturn, Brilliant Venus

July 6, 2023: Earth is at aphelion today, its farthest point from the sun. Brilliant Venus sparkles in the western sky after nightfall.

Read the accompanying article 2023, July 6: Earth’s Aphelion, Brilliant Evening Star

July 5, 2023: Each morning, the gibbous moon is closer to Saturn.  Venus and Mars continue their planet shuffle with Regulus.

Read the accompanying article 2023, July 5: Moon Aims at Saturn, Evening Planet Shuffle

July 4, 2023: The bright moon is in the southern sky before sunrise with Saturn.  Jupiter is in the eastern sky at this hour.

July 3, 2023: The Buck Moon is in the southwest during morning twilight.  Find Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise, and Venus and Mars after nightfall.

See the accompanying article 2023, July 3:  Morning Buck Moon, Four Bright Planets

July 2, 2023: The bright moon makes an all-nighter, somewhat resembling the sun’s path a mid-winter.  Venus and Mars shuffle in the western sky after sundown.

See the accompanying article: 2023, July 2: A Buck Moon, Evening Planet Shuffle⁠

July 1, 2023: Mercury begins an evening appearance with superior conjunction at the sun.  Brilliant Venus is in an interval of greatest brightness after sundown.

June 30, 2023: Venus’ chase of Mars ends this evening with a quasi-conjunction.  The bright evening gibbous is near Antares.

See the article and diagrams: 2023, June 30: Venus-Mars Quasi-Conjunction, Moon with Antares