When the Curves Line Up publishes skywatching guides that focus on the moon, planets, and the brightest stars. Each article provides clear timing, angular separations, and directional reference points ...

Watch the crescent moon move through Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, and Capricornus. Find the Teapot, observe earthshine, and follow the Moon toward First Quarter.

The New moon begins lunation 1285. Find Venus near Spica, watch Mars approach Jupiter, and view Saturn in the evening sky.

See Venus, the thin crescent moon, and Spica together before sunrise. Learn why this close grouping is rare and how lunar ...

Find Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and the crescent moon before sunrise. Learn how to spot Spica, follow Mars toward Jupiter, and ...

October 23, 2026: Venus reaches inferior conjunction as Mars approaches Jupiter before sunrise. After sunset, find the bright Hunter’s Moon near Saturn. 2020, November 12: One hour before sunrise, ...

October 19, 2026: Find bright Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, the gibbous Moon after sunset, and Saturn through a telescope. Learn how Saturn’s retrograde motion works. 2020, May 12: The moon joins ...

October 17, 2026: Investigations by NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope studies brown dwarfs, bodies heated from within, but do not revolve around a host star. Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 7:05 a.m. CDT; Sunset, ...

October 14, 2026: The waxing crescent moon returns to the evening sky and appears near Antares. Look for earthshine and photograph the pair after sunset. Chicago, Illinois: Sunrise, 7:02 a.m. CDT; ...

October 7, 2026: Before sunrise, look for Jupiter, Regulus, and Moon align in the eastern sky. Photo Caption – 2020, October 13: The moon (26.0 days past New moon phase, 16% illuminated) – nearly 33° ...

October 4, 2026: Saturn reaches opposition today, rising at sunset and setting at sunrise. Follow the Ringed Wonder through Cetus and track its retrograde motion with a binocular until December.

October 1, 2026: The waning moon shines in front of Taurus near Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Watch it move toward Mars and an occultation (eclipse) of Jupiter across North America. Photo Capton- 2020, ...