Moon and Venus

2023 - 3 - 25

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Moon & Venus Conjunction Seen In S'pore Night Sky On 24 Mar ... (Must Share News)

The moon and Venus were seen in conjunction in the Singapore night sky on Friday (24 Mar) and many netizens shared enthralling photos.

They seemed close because a lunar occultation was imminent, meaning the moon passed in front of the planet. Another netizen also shared a photo of the moon and Venus over the Marina Bay Sands. One stargazer even recorded a timelapse video of the moon and Venus moving behind clouds together. Since the moon is closer to Earth than Venus, when the three line up in a straight line, the moon will block Venus from us. However, this is an illusion as the moon is 375,700 km from Earth and Venus is 185 million km away from us. Stargazers described the sight as the moon and Venus being “in conjunction”, i.e.

Planet of love Venus sidles up to glowing crescent moon in ... (The Straits Times)

While the heavenly bodies appear close to each other, their actual distance is millions of kilometres apart. Read more at straitstimes.com.

No, it’s the planet Venus – the brightest natural object that can be seen in the sky with the naked eye, apart from the sun and moon. The phenomenon is believed to herald the beginning of the astrological new year, and marks the time for resetting a new chapter in one’s life. Is the celestial orb a burning star?

Venus appears at tip of crescent moon in S'pore sky (Mothership.sg)

People residing in Singapore glancing up at the night sky on Friday evening, March 24 were in for a treat: The planet Venus appeared at the tip of the crescent ...

Owing to the clear skies on Friday evening following a passing shower, Venus and the crescent moon were visible from many parts of the island. Nasa said both Venus and Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system – are visible in the west in March 2023. People residing in Singapore glancing up at the night sky on Friday evening, March 24 were in for a treat: The planet Venus appeared at the tip of the crescent moon.

In pictures: Venus at the tip of a glowing crescent moon over ... (CNA)

The Venus and moon conjunction was also spotted in other countries, including Thailand and Kuwait.

so that you can locate and observe them," said the Facebook post on Saturday morning. "We describe the phenomenon as a conjunction when planetary or astronomical objects appear close together. "The ... On Friday, the Moon will be above Venus. Advertisement "You do not need to travel to any particular location just to observe them.

When Venus hid behind the Moon: Rare planetary conjunction that ... (Times of India)

People around the world were fortunate to see the brightest planet in our solar system just inches away from the Moon. For some time on Friday, the moon and ...

India Outreach and Education (@asipoec) It is a shimmering sun-soaked mirror of small town values wherein every sneeze or fart is noted and evaluated across the communities. And @IIABengaluru is live streaming the Moon Venus conjunction starting this evening.

Rare Moon And Venus Conjunction Lights Up The Night Sky. See Pics (NDTV)

Until Venus progressively moved away from the Moon and became hidden behind it, the heavenly bodies were visible in the same field of vision.

In effect they would be along the same line of sight (but still far away from each other). "Venus and Moon will be involved in an event known as conjunction when they would "appear" to come very close to each other to an observer from planet. Tomorrow evening, look west again to spot the Moon once more, this time shining from above Venus," they said in the tweet. American space agency NASA also took to Twitter to inform the users of the same. A planetary conjunction occurs when two celestial planets appear near one another in the sky. The spectacle was witnessed throughout the world and many people were left simply amazed to witness the event.