Sunday, June 1, 2025

Crescent Moon and Regulus near Mars (evening)

In the western sky on Sunday evening, June 1 in the Americas, the waxing crescent moon will shine just to the northwest of Leo's brightest star Regulus - close enough for them to share the view in binoculars. The reddish dot of Mars, about equal in brightness to Regulus, will be positioned 8.5 degrees to the lower right (celestial northwest) of the duo. Skywatchers viewing the meet-up in late evening or in more westerly time zones, will see the moon even closer to Regulus. Venus at Greatest Western Elongation (pre-dawn)

On Sunday, June 1, Venus will reach its greatest separation, 46.9 degrees west of the sun, for its current morning appearance. The extremely bright,
magnitude -4.4 planet will be shining in the eastern sky from the time it
rises at about 3:30 a.m. local time until dawn. Viewed through a telescope, Venus will show a waxing, half-illuminated disk spanning 23.8 arc-seconds.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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