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Jupiter Moon Conjunction
— January 21 @ 8 p.m. PT / 11 p.m. ET

A waxing gibbous moon (78% illuminated) will pass within less than a degree to the south of Jupiter high in the evening sky. For reference, your closed fist held out at arms length covers 10 degrees. These two won’t get that close again until 2026.

Those of you in South America will be able to see the occultation or Jupiter pass behind the moon completely.

 
Video from JPLnews

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