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 (gods 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
Literature
Comics
Morning Star (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics villain
Lucifer (DC Comics) (Lucifer Morningstar), a DC character who primarily appears in The Sandman comic books by Neil Gaiman
Morningstar, a superhero from the Bogatyri comic books
Morningstar, a character in the Elementals comic book

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
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

Other literature
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"

Film and television
Morning Star (film), a 1959 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
Lucifer Morningstar, a character in the TV series Lucifer

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

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
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)