Today:
A Full “Wolf” Moon slide right between Jupiter to its right, and the lower of the Twins stars of Gemini, Pollux, to the Moon’s left. The pairing of Jupiter and the Full Moon also reflects their position relative to the Earth and the Sun. The Full Moon is always opposite from the Sun in our skies, which means Jupiter is currently opposite as well. To be very precise, Jupiter reaches its “opposition” next Friday night, giving us our best views of Jupiter for 2026.
Sunday:
With the Moon just one day past Full, can you make out the “Man in the Moon” – created by the darker regions of the Moon? Another common figure is a rabbit or hare, with two long ears at the top, a body curved down the left side, and feet near the bottom.
Monday:
As the last of the twilight fades at around 5:30 PM, Saturn will emerge about halfway up in the south-southwest, appearing somewhat as a lone traveler, with no bright objects nearby, and outside the boundaries of three nearby constellations: Pisces, above, Aquarius, below, and Cetus, the Whale, featured to its left.