APOD: 2026 September 15 - A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus - NASA Science
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APOD: 2026 September 15 - A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus - NASA Science
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 15 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. A Daytime […]
The photo of the crowded Moon shared by netizens on September 14, 2026 turned out to be related to the phenomenon of occultation of Venus by the Moon. |An occultation of Venus occurs when the Moon appears to pass in front of Venus so that the planet appears to disappear from the view of observers on Earth. |The phenomenon can be observed from a number of areas of western Indonesia, including Sumatra, Banten, Jakarta, Bandung, and parts of West K…
In the late morning the moon passed before the planet Venus, making it invisible to our eyes (the phenomenon is called concealment). While in the evening the two stars gave rise to a suggestive conjunction (the kiss between the moon and Venus)
In her daily selection of the Apod, the Nasa selected a photograph taken from France. One discovers a piece of moon with a surprise visitor just above.
Planet Venus emerges from behind The Moon: A Lunar Occultation
Planet Venus emerges from behind The Moon: A Lunar OccultationAstrophotographer Maximilian-Vlad Teodorescu: ". . . the emergence of Venus from behind the Moon. A daytime event, requiring a lot of luck with the massive clouds rolling in."The Moon just occulted Venus. The event was visible from India to Europe.Occultation refers to the process where a celestial body, such as a star or planet, temporarily obscures another body, allowing astronomer…
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