View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Krishnan Subramanian in Nerul Navi Mumbai, India, wrote on March 3, 2019: “Beautiful morning sky here. We can see Venus and moon shining brightly in the sky.” Thank you, Krishnan!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines, wrote on March 3: “On my side of the planet, the moon was at the same right ascension as Venus (20 HR) before sunrise. The ecliptic is directly between them.” Thank you, Dr Ski.View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Gary Peltz caught the waning moon and Venus (upper left) over Seattle, Washington on March 2, 2018. Thanks, Gary!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Idriss Dhoparee was in Chemin Grenier, Mauritius, when he caught this beautiful image of the moon and brightest planet, Venus, on March 2, 2019. Thank you, Idriss!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Héctor Barrios in Hermosillo, Mexico, caught the moon and Venus on March 2, 2019. Thank you, Héctor!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines, caught the moon below Saturn on March 2, 2019. “I waited for clouds to temper the moon’s glare,” he wrote.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | A wider view of the planets on March 2, 2019, from Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines. Thanks, Dr. Ski!Steven A. Sweet of the Facebook page Lunar 101-Moon Book caught this image of the moon, Saturn and Venus on March 1, 2019. He’s in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.“Jupiter, moon, Saturn, Venus and me at -18 C,” wrote Steven A. Sweet of the Facebook page Lunar 101-Moon Book. He captured this image on the morning of February 28, 2019. Thanks, Steven!Beautiful shot of the planets and moon on the morning of February 28 from Claire L. Shickora in Casa Grande, Arizona.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Moon and morning planets on March 1, 2019, from Kaliannan Shanmugasundaram in Soeng Sang Town, Thailand. See the photo below!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Moon and morning planets on February 27, 2019, from Kaliannan Shanmugasundaram in Soeng Sang Town, Thailand. See the photo above to see how the moon moved over the course of a few days. Thank you, Kaliannan.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dennis Chabot of in Rehoboth Massachusetts – and of POSNE NightSky Astrophotography – caught the February 27, 2019, moon and Jupiter, ascending in the east before sunup, with the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion rising nearby. Thank you, Dennis!View at EarthSky Community Photos.| Moon and Jupiter on February 27, 2019, from April Singer in New Mexico.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Waning moon and Jupiter on the morning of February 27, 2019, from Chuck Reinhart in Vincennes, Indiana. Thank you, Chuck.
Bottom line: Photos of the moon’s sweep past the morning planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter – in late February and early March 2019.
Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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