Today:
The waxing gibbous Moon floats high in the west by 9 PM, and is surrounded, though at some distance, by some of the brighter lights in the night sky. Higher and the right is Capella; even higher and to the left is Jupiter; below and to the right is Betelgeuse, and directly below is Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus. But immediately to Moon’s right is Elnath, the second brightest star in Taurus.
Wednesday:
Again high in the west at 9 PM, you’ll see the waxing gibbous Moon. Both it and nearby Jupiter appear to be “joined at the hip,” respectively, with the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux. Looking on from more of a distance are two bright stars: Capella, to the lower right, and Procyon, to the left.
Thursday:
As has been shown in the past two nights’ entries, a look to the west-southwest at 9 PM reveals a whole host of bright objects, including the Moon, Jupiter, and 7 of the 12 brightest stars that shine within the northern celestial hemisphere. Turning around and facing east-northeast shows a much sparser picture, with the only representative of the top 12 brightest stars being Arcturus, low in the east.