The Moon is an 11% illuminated, waxing crescent during the occultation. The Moon will take 29 seconds to cover the 74% illuminated 15” disk of Venus. Venus shines at about -4th magnitude during the event.
Here’s our guide to the event for @universetoday.com - www.universetoday.com/articles/wat...
If you’re like us, you’ve been following the close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the June dusk sky. Next week, the Moon enters the evening scene, and actually occults (passes in front of) the pl...