April 27, 2022: Look for the crescent moon below Venus and Jupiter.  Venus passes Neptune in a close conjunction.  Speedy Mercury is in the west, near the Pleaides star cluster after sundown.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, April 27: Morning Planets, Moon, Venus – Neptune Conjunction, Evening Mercury

April 26, 2022: A spectacular lunar crescent is visible with the four morning planets, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn.  Mercury is seen in the west-northwest after sundown.

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April 25, 2022:  The crescent moon appears like a pendant on the morning planet necklace made by Jupiter, Morning Star Venus, Mars, and Saturn.  After sundown, Mercury approaches the Pleiades2022, April 25: Pendant Moon, Evening Mercury.

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April 24, 2022: The thick crescent moon approaches the four morning planets – Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn – in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Mercury nears the Pleiades star cluster after sunset.

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April 23, 2022:  The nearly half moon approaches the four morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in the eastern sky.  Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, April 23:  Moon Joins Morning Planets, Evening Mercury

April 22, 2022: Morning Star Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are in the eastern morning sky before sunup to the east of the slightly gibbous moon.  Mercury is in the western evening sky, approaching the Pleaides star cluster.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2022, April 22: Morning Planet Jewels, Moon, Evening Mercury

April 21, 2022:  The gibbous moon is in the south before sunrise in front of Sagittarius.  Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Mercury is in the west-northwest after sundown.

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August 12, 2022:  Sirius is making its first morning appearance - the heliacal rising.  Saturn, nearing its solar opposition, appears in the morning with Venus, Mars, and Jupiter.  The Ringed Wonder is in the evening sky as well.

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April 20, 2022:  Venus begins its approach to Jupiter, leading up to their April 30, 2022 proximate conjunction.  Mars and Saturn are to the upper right of Saturn.  Mercury is in the western sky after sunset.

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April 16-19, 2022: Mercury passes Uranus in the evening sky.  Use a binocular to find the pair in the west-northwest after sunset.

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