Moon Occults Venus - 2023 NOV 09

[CentaurZ]

A waning crescent Moon will occult (cover) magnitude -4.3 Venus during the morning of 2023 NOV 09. This will be a nighttime event for observers in Greenland, and a daytime event for Europeans. This can be viewed by telescope, binoculars or even sharp naked eyes during the daytime, but take care to avoid looking at the Sun.

The immersion will occur on the lunar bright limb, with emersion from the dark limb. Lucky observers on the graze path can witness the planet passing through lunar hills and valleys. Those north of the only graze path will see a full occultation.

I’ve created a graze map and a preview graphic with data for observers in London, England They can be seen below. 

Photos and descriptions of the occultation would be welcome additions to this thread. If you would like specific occultation or graze predictions for your location, please reply to this post with your longitude, latitude, elevation and time zone.

Edited October 27, 2023 by CentaurZ