Planets
Venus Disappears: Inferior Conjunction on October 24, 2026
Venus is about to vanish. For months it has been the Evening Star low in the west after sunset, but it has been sinking lower every week, and…
Conjunction
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Planets
Mercury at Greatest Elongation: October 12, 2026
Mercury reaches greatest elongation east on Monday, October 12, 2026, when it stands 25 degrees from the Sun in the evening sky, as far as it gets on…
Planets
Mars Crosses the Beehive Cluster: October 10 to 12, 2026
For three mornings this week Mars drifts straight through one of the best star clusters in the sky. On Saturday, October 10, the red planet sits at the…
Planets
Moon Meets Mars and Hides Jupiter: October 5 and 6, 2026
Two mornings in a row this week the waning crescent Moon visits the two brightest planets of the dawn sky. On Monday, October 5, it passes just over…