Morning Star, morning star, or Morningstar may refer to:

Astronomy

  • Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise
  • See also Venus in culture
  • Morning star, a name for the star Sirius, because of the importance of its heliacal rising, thereafter it appears in the sky just before sunrise from early July to mid-September
  • Morning star, a (less common) name for the planet Mercury when it appears in the east before sunrise
  • Heliacal rising, the astronomical occurrence when a star rises and becomes visible over the eastern horizon before sunrise, thus becoming a morning star.

Mythology and theology

  • Aurvandil, the Morning Star, or Rising Star, in Germanic mythology
  • At-Tariq, a chapter of the Quran
  • Barnumbirr, a creator-spirit in the Yolngu culture of Australia
  • Jesus, self-described as "the bright Morning Star" in the Christian Bible
  • John the Baptist, called a "bright morning star" in Eastern Orthodox Church hymnology
  • Lucifer, a name based on the Latin name for the Morning Star
  • Mary, mother of Jesus, called "morning star" in the Litany of Loreto
  • Morning Star, one of the Zorya (goddesses in Slavic mythology)
  • Morningstar or Red Horn, a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions
  • Morning Star ceremony, an historical ritual ceremony in Pawnee mythology
  • Morning Star ceremony, a Yolngu (Aboriginal Australian) ceremony associated with Barnumbirr
  • Phosphorus (morning star), the Morning Star in Greek mythology<!---hope that description is correct; the target article's lead isn't very concise-->
  • Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star (Venus) Aztec mythology

People

  • John Wycliffe, English theologian, sometimes referred to as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"
  • Morning Star (chief) (1810–1883), Northern Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife
  • Chip Morningstar, American author, developer, programmer and designer of software systems
  • Darren Morningstar (born 1969), American basketball player
  • Erica Morningstar (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
  • Richard Morningstar (born 1945), ambassador, Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy

Places

Settlements in the United States

  • Morning Star, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
  • Morning Star, Virginia, an unincorporated community
  • Morning Star, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
  • Morningstar, U.S. Virgin Islands

Water features

  • Morning Star Lake (Glacier County, Montana), United States
  • Morning Star Lake (Nebraska), United States
  • Morning Star River, County Limerick, Ireland, flows into River Maigue

Other

  • Morningstar Airfield, near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Morningstar Mill, a heritage site in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Transportation

Ships

  • HMS Morning Star, six ships of the Royal Navy
  • Morning Star, original name of the USS Estes, an amphibious force command ship
  • , one of many vessels of that name
  • Morning Star, former name of the cruise ship Salamis Glory
  • Morning Star of Revelation (TS-K182), a British sail-training ketch
  • Morning Star, the first Star Ferry in Hong Kong, and several later ferries by the same name in the same fleet
  • De Ochtendster (The Morning Star in Dutch), took part in the Battle of Gibraltar (1607)

In railways

  • Morning Star (train), passenger train formerly operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway
  • GWR Star Class "Morning Star", broad gauge steam locomotive

Businesses and organizations

Businesses

  • Morningstar Farms, a brand of vegetarian food
  • Morning Star Series, a brand of incense
  • Morningstar Air Express, a cargo airline based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Morningstar, Inc., an American investment research firm based in Chicago
  • The Morning Star Company, a California-based agribusiness and food processing company

Organizations

  • Morningstar Commune, formed in Sonoma County in the mid-1960s
  • Morning Star Boys' Ranch, Spokane, Washington
  • Morning Star Trust, U.K.-based, Christian sail training charity
  • Morning Star International, former name of Every Nation Churches, an organization of non-denominational churches

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Charlie Morningstar, the protagonist of the animated series Hazbin Hotel
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie's father and Lilith's ex-husband in Hazbin Hotel
  • Lilith Morningstar, Charlie's mother and Lucifer's ex-wife in Hazbin Hotel
  • Lucifer (DC Comics) (Lucifer Morningstar), a DC character who primarily appears in The Sandman comic books by Neil Gaiman
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer), a character in the TV series Lucifer and an adaptation of the comic book character
  • Candy Morningstar, Lucifer's "ex-wife", with whom he shares no real relationship
  • Rory Morningstar, Lucifer's daughter from the future, who wishes him dead in Lucifer
  • Michael Morningstar, a character in "All That Glitters" (Ben 10: Alien Force)
  • Morning Star (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics villain
  • Morningstar, a superhero from the Bogatyri comic books
  • Morningstar, a character in the Elementals comic book
  • Morning Star, a character in the Noble Warriors Trilogy of novels by William Nicholson
  • Morningstar, a character from the novel Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
  • Eärendil, a character in The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien

Literature

News media

  • Morning Star (British newspaper)
  • Former Morning Star (London newspaper)
  • The Morning Star (British Columbia newspaper), Canada
  • Former The Morning Star (New Hampshire newspaper), US
  • Morning Star, established 1867 in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, renamed Star-News in 2003
  • Morning Star, established 1888 in Rockford, Illinois U.S., renamed Rockford Register Star in 1979
  • Magic City Morning Star, an on-line newspaper, Katahdin, Maine, US

Novels

  • Morning Star (Haggard novel), a 1910 novel by H Rider Haggard
  • Morning Star (Raven novel), a 1984 novel by Simon Raven
  • Morning Star (Brown novel), a 2016 novel by Pierce Brown
  • The Morning Star (novel), 2020 novel by Karl Ove Knausgård
  • Morningstar, a 1992 novel by David Gemmell
  • The Morning Star, a 2001–2003 trilogy of novels by Nick Bantock

Other literature

  • The Morning Star (play), a 1941 play by Emlyn Williams
  • The Morning Star, a 1979 book of poems and translations by Kenneth Rexroth
  • "Luceafărul" (poem), an 1883 narrative poem sometimes translated as "The Morning Star"

Film and television

  • "Candy Morningstar", Lucifer episode, 2017
  • Morning Star (1950 film), a Brazilian drama film
  • Morning Star (1959 film), a Soviet ballet film
  • , an Israeli film about a teen aspiring to be a singer
  • Morning Star (TV series), US, 1965–1966
  • Morning Star (talk show), Philippines 2004–2005
  • "Morning Star" (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead
  • Morning Star, a planned film about Djalu Gurruwiwi
  • "The Murder of Lucifer Morningstar", Lucifer episode, 2021

Music

  • Morning Star (opera), by Ricky Ian Gordon
  • "Morning Star" (carol), an 1836 traditional Moravian carol
  • The Morningstars, a band fronted by Sierra Leonean musician S. E. Rogie

Albums

  • Morning Star (Entombed album), 2001
  • Morning Star (Flunk album), 2004
  • Morning Star (Hubert Laws album), 1972
  • Morning Star (Spear of Destiny album), 2003
  • Morningstar, an album by the American electronic music band Asmodeus X
  • The Morning Star album), a 2018 album by Daniel Bachman
  • Criminal Intents/Morning Star, a 2009 EP by the band Dope Stars Inc.

Songs

  • "Morningstar", by AFI on the album The Art of Drowning
  • "Morning Star", by Amberian Dawn on the album The Clouds of Northland Thunder
  • "Morning Star", by Amorphis on the album Tuonela
  • "Morning Star", by Angra on the album Temple of Shadows
  • "Morningstar", by Baroness on the album Purple
  • "Morning Star", by Cass McCombs on the album Big Wheel and Others
  • "Morning Star", a musical work for wind ensemble composed by David Maslanka
  • "The Morningstar", by Draconian on the album The Burning Halo
  • "Morning Star, Durbanville", by Fokofpolisiekar on the album Swanesang
  • "Morning Star", by Hank Marvin
  • "Morning Star", by Henry Cow on the album In Praise of Learning
  • "Morning Star", by King Woman
  • "Morning Star" (Nat King Cole song), 1958
  • "Morning Star" (N-Dubz song), 2011
  • "Morning Star", by Roger Shah featuring the voice of Moya Brennan
  • "Morning Star", by Stiff Gins
  • "Morning Star", by Taylor Davis
  • "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star", by Therion on the album Vovin
  • "Morning Star", by Wolves at the Gate on the album Captors

Other arts

  • Morning Star, a painting by Alex Janvier

Other uses

  • Morning Star (cannabis), a strain
  • Morning star (candlestick pattern), in a financial chart
  • Morning star (weapon), a spiked mace
  • Morning Star flag, of West Papua
  • Morning Star exploration program for the planet Venus, whose first mission is Venus Life Finder
  • Morningstar Style Box

See also

  • The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834), the first newspaper of the Latter Day Saint movement
  • Evening Star (disambiguation)
  • Morgenster (disambiguation)
  • Morgenstern (disambiguation)
  • Nightstar (disambiguation)
  • Rising Star (disambiguation)