- Earth’s moon and Venus will appear five degrees apart tomorrow
- The conjunction will be visible around 3:11 a.m. ET and will last approximately 12 hours.
- READ MORE: Stunning 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse visible in US
Early risers around the world will wake up to a stunning cosmic display when the Moon and Venus appear huddled together in the sky before dawn on Tuesday.
The event is because Earth’s natural satellite will come closest to the underworld that will be visible around 3:11 a.m. ET, and the pair will separate around 4:25 p.m. ET as our planet sinks under the horizon.
The crescent moon and Venus will appear five degrees apart, both visible to the naked eye.
This celestial spectacle will be visible around the world, but the sunset eclipse on October 14, known as the ‘Ring of Fire’, will only be seen in America.
Early risers around the world will wake up to a stunning cosmic display when the Moon and Venus appear huddled together in the sky before dawn on Tuesday.
While the meeting of the Moon and Venus in the night sky is a spectacular sight, the conjunction is quite regular: it occurs approximately every 19 months.
The Moon will visit the constellations of Cancer, Leo and Virgo from today until October 15.
But it will sit alongside Venus early Tuesday, when both objects appear above the horizon for several hours.
The Leo constellation will host the duo, and its brightest star, Regulus, will shine between the planet and the lunar crescent.
The Moon is close to its average distance from Earth at 238,855 miles, while Venus is almost three-quarters of the way to the Sun.
Venus, the hottest planet in the Solar System and the second closest to our star, is about 280 times farther away than the Moon.
On Wednesday, the moon will only be 10 percent illuminated for an even thinner crescent.
The annular solar eclipse on October 14 will begin at 12:13 pm ET in Oregon and conclude three hours later in Texas.
However, one of the biggest cosmic spectacles is planned for Saturday, when the Moon will pass between the Earth for the first time in 11 years.
The annular solar eclipse will begin at 12:13 pm ET in Oregon and conclude three hours later in Texas.
Only eight states will be in the eclipse path: Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Texas.
The annular eclipse also extends to Mexico, Central America and South America.
While in other eclipses the Moon temporarily completely blocks the Sun’s light, the Moon is too far from the Earth in an annular eclipse.
This means that it is perfectly positioned to allow a ring of light or “fire” to pass through it, to spectacular effect.
