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

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

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, 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

 * 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

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

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, 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

 * "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
 * Morningstar Style Box