waning cresent
the waning crescent
According to the book I have (Horizons by Seeds) it is the waning crescent
The waning gibbous
Orion is visible during the early night during the winter. you look to the south and it should be there. by spring, it will be around the horizon(SSW-SW) at the same time(about 9-11 pm). in the summer, it's visible in the eastern sky just before sunrise. But you should see it again in Autumn, around NEN-E. All of this is from the perspective of North America.
We cannot say for certain, but it if was very bright and visible shortly before sunrise then it was probably not a star but the planet Venus.
the waning crescent
Waning Crescent
waning cresent moon
According to the book I have (Horizons by Seeds) it is the waning crescent
The waning gibbous
Orion is visible during the early night during the winter. you look to the south and it should be there. by spring, it will be around the horizon(SSW-SW) at the same time(about 9-11 pm). in the summer, it's visible in the eastern sky just before sunrise. But you should see it again in Autumn, around NEN-E. All of this is from the perspective of North America.
Mars rises a couple of hours before dawn this month, and at sunrise Mars is about 40 degrees above the eastern horizon.
Both Mars and Venus are visible in the East before sunrise. Venus is brighter, and more white colored; Mars is higher, a little dimmer, and distinctly reddish.
The Sun rises in the East so Eastern Europe has Sunrise before Western Europe.
Mars is clearly visible low in the Eastern sky just before sunrise. You may have been tricked by the Mars Hoax.
We cannot say for certain, but it if was very bright and visible shortly before sunrise then it was probably not a star but the planet Venus.
Jupiter is pretty spectacular these days. Look for it rising just at sunset. Jupiter will be high in the eastern sky by about 10 PM. Venus and Mars rise before dawn, and are visible in the eastern sky just before sunrise.