Don’t miss the moon and Venus on December 5 or 6!

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EarthSky.org - 5 December 2013

Waxing moon and Venus closer after sunset on December 5. Read more

Depending on where you live on the globe, the moon and the planet Venus will pair up most closely for the month on the evening of December 5 or December 6. But no matter. Both evenings will be beautiful, with Venus now at its brightest for this 2013 evening apparition.

You’ll be looking in the southwestern or western sky after sunset, and you simply can’t miss nearby Venus. It’s always the third-brightest object to grace the heavens, after the sun and moon.

What’s more, Venus is now shining at or near its greatest brilliancy. According to astronomical almanacs, Venus displays its greatest illuminated extent on Friday, December 6. Greatest illuminated extent means the lit portion of Venus’ disk covers the greatest square area of sky during its present apparition as an “evening star” after sunset – or, coming in February 2014, its apparition as the “morning star” before sunrise.

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