Monday, September 23, 2024

The Moon Visits Jupiter in the Winter Hexagon (wee hours to dawn)

Late on Monday evening, September 23, the gorgeous half-moon will rise in the east with brilliant Jupiter shining 6 degrees to its southwest. The prominent star Elnath, which marks the northern horn tip of Taurus, the Bull, will sparkle just above (NNW of) the moon. The trio will climb high into the southern sky by dawn. If you head outside before the sky brightens, watch for the bright ring of the Winter Hexagon asterism's stars surrounding Jupiter
and the moon. Jupiter will spend the coming year wandering inside the hexagon. The moon will visit it monthly.

(Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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