On the evening of September 8, 2013 , the moon swept past the planet Venus in the west after sunset. Our friends across the globe shared their photos of Venus and the moon in their skies. As the line of sunsets swept westward around the globe, the images came first from Australia and New Zealand, then Asia, the Middle East, Europe and finally the Americas. As the day passed, we could see from the images that the moon was drawing closer and closer to Venus. Why? Because the moon is moving in orbit around Earth, and its movement across half a day is noticeable in the sky. You can see that movement of the moon by looking at the photos below, from top to bottom.
If you had cloudy skies, or were stuck inside – or just want to relive the beauty of that night’s evening twilight sky – here are some of the best views of the spectacular moon-Venus pairing of September 8, 2013.
On EarthSky’s social media pages, we began seeing Venus-moon photos early in the day on September 8, since night had already fallen in Australia and New Zealand. This one is from our friend Matthew Paul in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Here’s another one from India. Photo via Rajib Maji
This is the moon and VEnus on September 8, 2013, over the Grand Mosque in Kuwait. Photo via EarthSky Facebook friend Abdulmajeed Alshatti
Nikos Matiakis sent in this photo from Kozani, Macedonia, Greece.
Pedrag Agatonovic in Serbia captured this beautiful image.
As seen from parts of South America, the moon actually passed in front of Venus. Astronomers call this kind of event an occultation. Crístian Rubert captured this photo from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, shortly before the occultation began.
Another beauty from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Why is the angle different from the photos taken in the Northern Hemisphere? It’s just an effect of perspective, between one part of Earth and another. Photo via Igor Alexandre
Kristin Bourn captured this shot from Anguilla, British West Indies.
Eileen Claffey, got this beautiful image from Brookline, Massachusetts.
Phyllis Mandel is another wonderful photographer, who captured the moon and Venus at Oyster Pond, Cape Cod, Chatham, Massachusetts.
Tracy Lynn Jones in Waxahachie, Texas sent in this beautiful shot.
Duke Marsh captured this image from New Albany, Indiana.
Geraint Smith of San Cristobal, New Mexico posted this photo.
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