The phrase Morning Star can refer to several things.

• The planet Venus, when it is visible early in the day - known as Phosphorus. (see also Evening Star)
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  Symbol representing Jesus Christ as the Morning Star.
  In the New Testament, Morning Star is a name figuratively given to Jesus of Nazareth (Rev. 22:16; comp. 2 Pet. 1:19). When Christ promises that he will give the "morning star" to his faithful ones, he "promises that he will give to them himself, that he will impart to them his own glory and a share in his own royal dominion; for the star is evermore the symbol of royalty (Matt. 2:2), being therefore linked with the sceptre (Num. 24:17). All the glory of the world shall end in being the glory of the Church." Trench's Comm. See also Pentagram.
• The Morning Star flag is the national flag of West Papua, since 1961 outlawed under Indonesian rule except for a few weeks in 2000.
• The Morning Star is a left-wing daily newspaper published in Britain, founded in 1930.
• Morningstar Rating is a system to rate mutual funds.
• A morning star could refer to a child prodigy, with an evening star referring to one who shows their talent in later life.
• A morning star is a spiked mace.
• Morning Star , a soap opera which aired on NBC from 1965 to 1966. Marketed as a serial for "those who face today and look forward to tomorrow's promise".
• Morning Star is an album by Swedish death-n-roll band Entombed.
• The Morningstars were a band fronted by Sierra Leonean musician S. E. Rogie.
• The Morning Star is a play by Emlyn Williams.
• Morningstar, Inc. is a printing and publishing company.
• The Morningstar was an experimental Confederation fighter plane in the Wing Commander universe.