Every now and then the sky gives us something more than a “kiss” or a celestial trio, and here we are with the August gift: in the night between 19 and 20 AugustIndeed, Moon, Jupiter and Venus they will actually form a beautiful trio, but will also be accompanied by stars Castore and Polluceand, with a little luck, we can also see Mercury. Not to be missed!
As the UAI reports, before the dawn of August 20 one spectacular quintet It will appear on the eastern horizon.
At the center the thin cranish moon, on its left the brightest stars of the constellation of the twins, Castore and Pollux, on the right the two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus (…). We will observe the highest Jupiter on the horizon and Venus under the moon
The beautiful configuration will be visible in the constellation of Twins Already around 4.00 on 20 August, but, if we wait a little, we can see it also see Mercurylower on the horizon (in the constellation of the Cancer) and with a shorter observation time before the sunrise (expected around 6.20), but still observable naked eye with a peaceful time (on the map the Heaven of 20 August 2025 at about 5.00).
Sources: UAI / Earthsky
