Today:
Tonight’s waning gibbous moon is still nearly full, so its glare largely overwhelms the Pleiades, which appears along the lower left edge of the Moon. The Pleiades will probably require binoculars for all but the most eagle-eyed, in order to be visible. A little farther below the moon is the planet Uranus, which required binoculars even when not in the Moon’s glare.
Friday:
Capella, the fourth brightest star in the northern skies, appears low in the north-northeast by 8:30 PM, climbing to one quarter of the way up, in the northeast, by 9:30 PM. The Moon, now 3 days past Full, shines brightly as it rises near the same time, but Capella should find no difficulty in remaining visible despite the glow of moonlight.
Saturday:
If you’re up at midnight tonight, you can view quite a jubilee of bright bodies in the east-northeast. This will center upon the Waning Gibbous Moon, surrounded by Capella to its top left, Aldebaran to it top right, Betelgeuse to it lower right, and the just-risen Jupiter, which appears below and to the Moon’s left.