You can find Venus and Jupiter with only 5 degrees seperating them rising in the east prior to the Sun on the morning of Wednesday, August 6th. The best time look is between 5:45 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
The Moon will be sliding past Jupiter, Venus and Mercury on the mornings of August 19th, 20th and 21st. Look in the eastern sky before sunrise or at about 6:05 a.m. CDT each morning.
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