Moon, Venus and a Minarette

From the photographer: “A conjunction occurs when two sky objects have the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude, as observed from Earth. Conjunctions occur all the time, some spectacular, others routine and most involve the moon. In astronomical terms, a conjunction involves the close approach of two or more solar system bodies or a close approach of a single solar system body with another object in the sky (like a star cluster or bright star).

It’s important to remember that these conjunctions are only from our perspective here on the planet Earth, the objects are never actually close together. A similar conjunction happened last night which was visible from our vantage point (Earth), the waxing crescent with it’s earthshine was in a close conjunction of planet Venus which is currently approaching towards it Western Elongation. Location: Islamabad, Pakistan”