Calendar Discussion - Venus, Crescent Moon and Jupiter conjunction (UK: 31/01/2019 06:00)

[admin]

At around 7am, the waning crescent Moon will be at 14 degrees above the horizon and between Venus and Jupiter.

Given some clear skies, this should make quite a spectacle. The 25 day old moon will be 17.8% illuminated, and about 4 degrees from Jupiter and 4.5 degrees from Venus. Well worth a look in binos or a widefield photo opportunity.

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[paulastro]

A timely reminder.  I already had it on my calendar, but it was useful to have the reminder as I don't look at it every day!  Thanks for posting

[Rob]

Thanks for this. It will be a nice Birthday treat for me. fingers crossed on the weather! Rob

[Stu]

I've added a link to the Astronomy Now article on this event, looks like there will be an occultation of Xi Ophiuchi if you are far enough North.

 https://astronomynow.com/2019/01/22/see-a-dawn-triple-conjunction-and-a-lunar-occultation-on-31-january/