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Credit & Copyright: Thierry Legault
Explanation:
The great evening grouping of planets
is coming to an end.
Before all the
planets went their own
separate directions, however, the
Moon was kind enough to
pose with some of them.
The planets in the
above picture, taken last week, are
Venus and
Jupiter.
Mars,
Saturn, and even
Mercury appear to the lower right of
Venus but are too dim to be seen.
Over the next two weeks, the
Moon will rise earlier and earlier passing a
full phase on May 26.
Venus and Jupiter will continue to shine,
moving together until their closest approach on June 3.
The Eiffel Tower, however, is expected to remain right where it is.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - planets
Publications with words: Moon - planets
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