and east you are in North America, the closer they'll appear. From locations along the East Coast, the they'll be only about 1½° apart — about the width of your index finger at arm's length. By the time darkness falls on the West Coast, the Moon will have edged slightly farther away.

The pairing will look especially dramatic when viewed through binoculars or a backyard telescope at low magnification. Although the celestial duo might seem close together, Venus is actually more than 400 times farther away — just under 100 million miles, compared to about 235,000 miles for the Moon.

In portions of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, the Moon actually covers Venus for a short time, an event that astronomers call an occultation. Viewed from Europe, the Moon will appearNearly 10,000 people used Melbourne's public transport during the first weekend of the all-night city services, the Victorian Government says.

Victoria's 24-hour public transport Trains leave Flinders Street Station every hour

Trains leave Flinders Street Station every hour Trams operate every 30 minutes on routes 19, 67, 75, 86, 96 and 109

Trams operate every 30 minutes on routes 19, 67, 75, 86, 96 and 109 V/Line coaches depart from Southern Cross Station at 2:00am for Bendigo, Ballarat, Traralgon and Geelong

The weekend marked the start of the year-long trial, honouring a 2014 election promise.

Victorian Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said there were three times as many people using trains, trams and buses last weekend compared to Night Rider bus services in October last year.

"The response we had from passengers has been