July 13, 2022:  Venus passes between Elnath and Zeta Tauri, the horns of Taurus, this morning.  The perigee full moon – sometimes called a supermoon – is visible in the southeastern sky after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 13: Gored Venus, Perigee Full Moon

July 12, 2022:  As part of the pre-dawn planet parade with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, Venus is near the horns of Taurus.  After sundown, the bright moon is in the handle of the Teapot.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 12: Horned Venus, Handled Moon

July 11, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are aligned in the morning sky.  After sundown, the bright moon is with Ophiuchus.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 11:  Morning Planet Parade, Evening Ophiuchan Moon

July 10, 2022: The gap in the four-planet morning parade continues to widen.  After sundown, the bright moon is near the star Antares.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 10: Morning Planet Display, Evening Moon, Antares

July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning.  It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.  As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of the Scorpion.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 9:  Mars Marches Into Aries, Scorpion Moon

July 8, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – stretch across the morning sky before daybreak.  After sundown, the bright gibbous moon is near the scorpion’s pincers.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 8: Morning Planet Stretch, Nipped Moon

July 7, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are lined up in the sky before daybreak.  After sunset, the gibbous moon is near Spica.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 7: Four Planets Before Daybreak, Spiked Moon

July 6, 2022: Four bright morning planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, are visible before daybreak.  After sunset, the First Quarter Moon is in the southwest with Virgo.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 6: Four Morning Planets, Evening Half Moon

July 5, 2022: Venus, one of the four morning planets with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, is visible with the stars of Taurus.  During the evening, the thick crescent moon is with Virgo.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 5: Bullish Venus, Virgo Moon

July 4, 2022: Earth is at aphelion today.  The four morning planets are visible before sunrise.  The waxing crescent moon is in the west after sunset.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, July 4:  Earth at Aphelion, Leo Moon