by John Neese
Question by : Will the moon eclipse the planet Venus within the next 24 hours?
Woke up to a beautiful clear morning (6AM CDT, Monday Feb 28) with crescent moon and the planet Venus off to the southeast. I estimate the separation of about 10 degrees. Just guessing from the alignment, I would think sometime in the next 24 hour that the moon will eclipse Venus. I am just going off of a rough estimate, but will this eclipse happen? If so, approximately where would this eclipse take place?
Thank you for the correction of terminology.
Best answer:
Answer by kumorifoxSuch an occurrence is called an occultation, and they are quite common. I can't find anything on this particular alignment, however; maybe the Lunar orbit is just off Venus' position this time round.
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Will the moon eclipse the planet Venus within the next 24 hours?
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