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Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Friday, an old Moon smiled for early morning risers.
Its waning sunlit crescent is captured in this atmospheric
scene from clear skies near Bursa, Turkey,
planet Earth.
In the subtle twilight hues nearby celestial lights
are Jupiter (top) and Venus shining close to the eastern horizon.
But today, Saturday,
the Moon will be new and
early next week its
waxing crescent will follow the setting Sun as it sinks in the west.
Then, a young Moon's smile will join Saturn and Mercury in
early evening skies.
Watch:
Leonid Meteor Shower
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - Venus - Jupiter
Publications with words: Moon - Venus - Jupiter
See also:
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion