Moonrise and Venusrise over the Washington Monument

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I'm guessing that's Venus. The timing is about right.

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[elleng]

1. GORGEOUS shot(s)!

I don't see Venus (tho did catch it a while ago, w/o moon.)

[Jim__]

3. I think Venus is there, but very dim.

There is a dotted white diagonal line just to the right of, and below, the moon.

[elleng]

4. Thanks

[AllaN01Bear]

2. very nice .

[DarthDem]

5. Wow!

Absolutely beautiful pic. That's indeed Venus if this was right before sunrise - of course Venus can only be seen close to sunrise or sunset.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. I thought it might be Jupiter, as that has been "near" the moon lately.

I've seen Jupiter, Venus, the moon, and Mars all hanging out near each other for a while.

[DarthDem]

7. You'd probably know if it was Jupiter

Jupiter and Mars, from our perspective, are barely separated right now. So if that was Jupiter, Mars would be less than a fingertip to the right. Pretty sure that's Venus. Gorgeous.