This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and Venus

See two of our solar system's brightest objects come together in the morning sky.
By | Published: May 19, 2025 | Last updated on June 11, 2025

The Moon met Venus on September 18, 2017 over the Badlands Door Trail in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Credit: Greg Alliss
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Key Takeaways:

  • Astronomy magazine's Dave Eicher encourages early morning observation of a Venus-Moon conjunction on May 22nd.
  • This celestial event features a close proximity of Venus and a crescent Moon.
  • Such conjunctions between Venus and the Moon occur approximately monthly.
  • The event is presented as a suitable opportunity for astrophotography.
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In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of May 22 and observe a close pairing of Venus and the Moon. About once a month these two celestial standouts come near each other, and this would be a nice one to photograph. The Moon will be a crescent, and Venus will shine brightly nearby. Good luck!

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