Pre-sunrise planets

At the beginning of the month, I awoke quite early for several days in a row. I was able to catch the planetary parade that was going on then as a result. Unfortunately, clouds blanketed the sky on the 4th and 5th, so I couldn't see the Moon-Venus conjunction shown here.

Nov. 3

Nov. 4


On the flipside, I (unknowingly) captured Mercury in the ascending Sun's glow on Nov. 3.

Here's a starchart for that day, generated with Hallo Northern Sky: