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Around September 4-6, 2020, the moon is in waning gibbous phase. Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, "Warm Sunday, Followed By Record Cold Highs Tuesday & Wednesday," 5 Sep. 2020

Even a small instrument will show Venus as slightly gibbous, or just over half-full tonight. Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, "Don’t Miss Venus and the Moon Appearing Close Together in the Sky Tonight," 27 Feb. 2020

Late Sunday night, look for the waning gibbous moon rising in the east to point toward the Beehive open star cluster in the constellation Cancer. National Geographic, "Why focus on Jupiter?," 13 Nov. 2019

Things are looking good: The sun and a waning gibbous moon compete for attention in a nearly cloudless sky, and an aerostat tethered close to the pad registers almost no wind. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, "Giant Surveillance Balloons Are Lurking at the Edge of Space," 19 Dec. 2019

This week in the night sky Moon buzzes the Beehive: After dark on Saturday, look in the eastern sky for the waning gibbous moon, which will act as a guidepost to hunt down the bright Beehive star cluster in the constellation Cancer, the crab. National Geographic, "Is the sun getting stranger?," 11 Dec. 2019

The waxing gibbous moon will act as a convenient guidepost. National Geographic, "Should we sacrifice our skies for 5G service?," 4 Dec. 2019

People with even the smallest backyard telescopes will be able to see both planets as distinct disks; Jupiter will showcase its brown cloud belts, while Venus will appear as a miniature version of a gibbous moon. Keith Ladzinski, National Geographic, "Will rising seas claim Nasa's Kennedy Space Center?," 20 Nov. 2019

Unfortunately for star gazers and meteor shower fans, a waning gibbous moon will light up the sky during the shower’s peak night. oregonlive, "Will you be able to watch the Leonid meteor shower? Peak viewing time, forecast," 14 Nov. 2019

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