Moon Sweeps Within 3 Degrees of Venus and Jupiter on May 19-20

1 articles · Updated · Universe Today · May 15

A waxing crescent Moon will pass within 3 degrees of Venus on May 19 and within 3 degrees of Jupiter on May 20, creating a prominent dusk pairing low in the western sky.
Venus will shine at magnitude -4 with an 83% illuminated gibbous disk, while Jupiter appears at magnitude -1.7; the Moon grows from about 8% illuminated near Venus to 19% near Jupiter.
Clear skies from May 18 onward should offer one of 2026’s strongest evening sky displays, with Mercury also beginning to emerge in the dusk sky.
The lunar run continues after the planetary passes, crossing the Beehive Cluster on May 21 and occulting Regulus for parts of the Pacific on May 23.
Venus and Jupiter will keep closing the gap after this week, reaching a tighter 1.6-degree conjunction on June 9.

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