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Credit & Copyright: Stan Honda
Explanation:
A slender crescent Moon and inner
planets
Venus and Mercury never
wander far from the Sun
in planet Earth's skies.
In the fading evening twilight of March 18, they line up near the western
horizon in this atmospheric skyscape.
While the celestial scene was enjoyed around the world,
this photo captures the trio, with fainter Mercury at the far right,
above the crags of Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas.
Tonight the Moon will be
full though, and rise opposite the Sun.
Look for it
high in the sky at midnight, near bright star Spica.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - Mercury - Venus
Publications with words: Moon - Mercury - Venus
See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion