Today:
Tonight the Moon will have a very close encounter with our largest planetary neighbor, Jupiter. In the fading twilight at around 8:45 this evening, a wide, waxing Crescent Moon will appear two-thirds of the way up in the southwest. Hovering barely below the Moon, by a mere 3 degrees, will shine Jupiter. The two will drop a little lower and be nearly due west by 10:15 PM.
Thursday:
The First Quarter Moon starts its monthly appearance high in the south at 7:00 PM, while a little daylight lingers. Two hours later the Moon has shifted slightly lower into the southwest. In the last hint of dusk, stars and planets have appeared, showing the Moon to have shifted to the left of Jupiter, its companion last evening.
Friday:
The now Gibbous Moon presides over a more tightly knit collection of bright objects in the west, by around 9:15 PM. Jupiter, forming a triangle with Pollux and Castor, heads of the Gemini Twins, jis wice as high as the sinking Orion in the west. To the left of the Moon, the star Regulus awaits its redezvous with our sliver, cratered companion.