JUPITER MOON

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Are you interested in watching sister moon meet up with brother Jupiter in the night sky later tonight

These two celestial bodies are expected to meet and come together at a particular time and place for a rendezvous. The moon and Jupiter will be dancing tonight, making a close approach to the solar system's largest planet in the night sky.

According to published reports it will be visible from New York City, the 19-day-old moon and Jupiter will smooch from shortly after they rise above the eastern horizon at around 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT) until just before they dip below the horizon at around 11:52 a.m. EDT (1552 GMT) on Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to In the Sky.  Jupiter will be just above and to the right of the moon.

Both the moon and Jupiter will be in the Aires constellation during the close approach and conjunction. The moon will be in its waning gibbous phase, with around 64% of the lunar disk illuminated by the sun during the close approach. Jupiter will appear within just 3 degrees of the moon, or about the width of two fingers at arm's length.

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Don't miss Moon and Jupiter's meet-up in night sky!

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