In 2023, the Northern Hemisphere's Harvest Moon falls overnight September 28-29, or almost six days after the September equinox. It's also a supermoon.
The bright waxing gibbous moon will pass by the golden planet Saturn on September 26 and 27. Visible planets for the month of September and October, here.
Day and night are mostly equal on the equinox. There's a bit more daylight because the sun is a disk, not a point, and Earth’s atmosphere refracts sunlight.
The year's fastest sunsets are at the equinoxes, and the slowest are at the solstices. We're talking about how long it takes the sun to sink below the horizon.
You can't miss dazzling Venus in the east before sunup now. It's the 3rd brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon. But why is Venus so bright?
When is Venus brightest? It'll be brightest in the morning sky around September 19, 2023. Venus will not be this bright again until February and April of 2025.
We've got several more meteor showers this year. Next up are the Draconids and Orionids in October, with Taurids mixed in. Your 2023 meteor shower guide here.
Have you ever wondered how many stars are visible on a given night? It all depends on how dark your sky is, what your age is, and other limiting factors.