# 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.

## 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
* 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
* 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)

### 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

### 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
* 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
* 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 (Daniel Bachman album), 2018
* 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 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" (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 Amberian Dawn on the album The Clouds of Northland Thunder
* "Morning Star", by King Woman
* "Morning Star", by Henry Cow on the album In Praise of Learning

### 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