Page 4 - Astro Moon Diary 2021

the NIGHT SKY
6th Moon near bright star Antares - the heart of the Scorpion (Scorpius) - at sunrise.
18th Moon near Mars in evening, high above us.
Moon south of Pleiades star cluster (Seven Sisters) all evening.
20th Moon north of bright star Aldebaran in Taurus in evening.
24th Moon north of Praesepe star cluster in Cancer in evening.
Mars & Venus this year
PLANETS VISIBLE
morning
Venus at start of month
evening
Mars
Earthshine
Don't forget to look out for the beautiful crescent Moon at sunrise or sunset a couple of days before and after the new Moon to see the glow of the Earthshine. We mark the sunset views throughout the diary.
*See page 162
for more on Earthshine.
The Moon in the constellation of Leo
Leo
Regulus
27th 22:30
Full Moon moves away from Leo
EAST
26th 22:30
The nearly full Moon is north of bright star Regulus in the constellation of Leo in evening.
At the start of the year, Mars is the most prominent planet in our sky. It is visible after the Sun sets until the early hours. The red planet stays visible in the evening until the middle of August when it disappears from view until it reappears in December's dawn sky.
Venus begins the year visible at dawn, becoming more difficult to see through February when it disappears from the morning sky and reappears at sunset in May. It then remains visible in the evening until the end of the year.
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