Friday, April 25, 2025

Crescent Moon Meets Planets (before sunrise)

After 24 hours of additional eastward orbital motion, the very slim crescent
of the old moon will shine within a triangle composed of three planets before sunrise on Friday morning, April 25. Locate brilliant Venus and then look for the moon about a binoculars' field of view to its lower left (or 5 degrees to its celestial east). Less bright Saturn will appear below (southeast of) Venus and to the right of the moon, while Mercury will be positioned about a fist's diameter to the lower left (or 12 degrees to the east) of the two planets. You'll need an unobstructed, cloud-view view to the east to see them from moonrise around 4:40 a.m. local time until the sky brightens enough to hide
all but Venus. Observers closer to tropical latitudes will see the grouping, which will be oriented up-down, more easily.

(Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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