Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 28, 2023

On April 28, the Moon, a day past first quarter, shines high toward the south-southwest after dark.

On May 3, Arcturus shines high to the Moon’s upper left. and Vega, the Summer Star, the other zero-magnitude equal of Arcturus and Capella, twinkles low in the northeast at nightfall.

The Full Moon rises in the east-southeast about 20 minutes after sunset on Friday, May 5.

Venus remains at about the same height in the western twilight as it’s been for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Orion sinks away to Venus’s lower left. Wintry Sirius still twinkles low in the west-southwest in late twilight.

Summer is still more than seven weeks away, but the Summer Triangle is making its appearance in the east, one star after another. The first in view is bright Vega. It’s already visible low in the northeast as twilight fades. Deneb takes about an hour to appear after Vega does. The third is Altair, which shows up far to their lower right after 11 or midnight.

  April 28-May 7, The Sky