This full Moon is also a perigee moon, and will be a little bigger and brighter than usual.
Category: Lunar Events
Waxing and waning from new to full and back again
The Moon and Saturn
Saturn, the Moon and Spica will rise together in the east after sunset this evening. The three will be within 10° of each other. The Moon will be just short of full, over 94% illuminated as it rises. Saturn will be shining at 0.4 magnitude while Spica is very close to 1.0 magnitude.
Tomorrow night will see the Moon east of Saturn, but still close, just over 10°.
The Moon and Venus
A pretty crescent Moon will join Venus in the evening sky tonight. The pair will be a little less than 6° apart with a 13% illuminated Moon. It should make a lovely pairing high in the dusk.
The Moon and Jupiter
This evening will see a razor thin Moon just above the planet Jupiter, low in the sunset. The planet will be about 5° below a 3% illuminated Moon. The Moon itself will be only 19° from the Sun at sunset, about 18:42HST. It should be a dramatic scene with the pair immersed in the colors of sunset.
New Moon
A Thin Moon and Mercury
Tomorrow morning a thin Moon will join Mercury in the dawn. The 6.5% illuminated moon will be a bit over 6.5° from the planet. The pair will be over 15° above the horizon at sunrise. The planet Uranus is only 4.5° from Mercury, but at magnitude 5.9 it will be difficult to spot, even with a telescope, in the bright dawn.
The Moon and Saturn
A bright trio can be seen tonight as Saturn, the Moon and Spica rise together after sunset. The three will be within 6° of each other. The Moon will be just short of full, over 99% illuminated as it rises. Saturn will be shining at 0.4 magnitude while Spica is very close to 1.0 magnitude.
Full Moon
The Moon and Pleiades
This evening a pretty crescent Moon will be just over 4° from the Pleiades star cluster. The Moon will be just 19% illuminated, a pretty companion for the bright star cluster. The pair will set after 10pm allowing plenty of time to appreciate.
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter
While Jupiter and Venus are now drawing apart after their rendezvous a few days ago one more pretty dance will liven the evening sky. With the two only 10° apart a crescent Moon will slide between them. The 11% illuminated Moon will make a nice match for the two brilliant planets, creating a lovely trio in the evening sky.
Tomorrow night the Moon will have moved to the other side of Venus, still quite close at about 4° separation, creating another pretty view.