Conjunction
Moon near Jupiter
6.7° apart · before dawn · Moon 45% lit
45% lit
Moon
The Moon and Jupiter are 6.7° apart — look in the morning sky before dawn. At their closest they are 0.5° apart, with the Moon south of Jupiter. It is close enough that from some places on Earth the Moon passes in front of Jupiter.
For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.
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