Morning Star

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, which 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.

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
Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star (Venus) Aztec mythology

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

HMS Morning Star, six ships of the Royal Navy
Morning Star, original name of the USS Estes, an amphibious force command ship
Morning Star (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)

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

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

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

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

The Morning Star, a 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"