Watch Venus Disappear in Broad Daylight Today—No Telescope Needed
The bright planet will appear to slip behind the crescent moon.
Under clear skies, sky-watchers will be able to see the moon pass over Venus during what astronomers call an occultation.
Venus—which looks like a brilliant white star to the naked eye—will appear to wink out as it goes behind the moon and then reappear from behind the unlit side of the moon, which can't be seen in the daytime.
The Venus-moon occultation path first crosses eastern Russia, Japan, North and South Korea, and eastern China, where it will be visible just after sunrise.
The event will then be visible throughout most of North America, especially in the Pacific region.
In the U.S. West, sky-watchers looking southwest will see Venus duck behind the sunlit portion of the moon between 1:05 and 2:45 pm PT before the
