Published 18:51 IST, September 14th 2020
Watch Venus & the beautiful crescent Moon closest today; Know details
Venus and the beautiful Cresent Moon will be seen closest to each before the Moon fades away. Here is everything you need to know about it.
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Nightsky is amongst most alluring and mesmerizing sights that humans experience daily. A true night sky lover will kw how peaceful it is to look at sky filled with numerous stars and strongly glowing Moon. On September 14, 2020, you would be able to witness Venus and Cresent Moon toger shining brightly. This is reason why many nature lovers and astromy fans have been looking for date and time to witness this beautiful sight. If you have been wondering about same, n here is everything you need to kw about it.
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Time to watch Venus and Cresent Moon toger
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According to Earthsky.com website, second and third brightest object in sky will be visible from Earth for three days continuously. Starting from September 13 to September 15, Evening star and Cresent Moon will be seen toger until Moon fes away. However, on September 14, 2020, waning crescent moon will be only about 12% illuminated by sunlight on morning of September 14. On or hand, Venus will be exhibiting a waxing gibbous phase, with its disk 65% illuminated.
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According to TimeAndDate.com, citizens in India would be able to witness beauty of Venus and Cresent Moon closest in sky at exactly 3:10 AM on Tuesday i.e. September 14. However, Nightsky lovers would be able to observe Venus’ changing phases using a telescope, unlike moon. Apart from this, at 3:48 AM on Tuesday, Venus would appear brightest in sky.
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Once this Cresent Moon phase is passed by, it would t be able to see moon for a few days until it starts to appear slightly again. It takes moon about 29.5 days to be full again. This means that next Full Moon in 2020 is set to appear in month of October. full moon scheduled to appear on October 1 has quite a unique name. It is popularly kwn as Harvest Moon.
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18:51 IST, September 14th 2020