July 20, 2022
Early tomorrow morning it is possible to find the Moon approximately 1.1° from Mars in the eastern sky. With the right perspective, the Moon will appear to pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation. Although this occultation will not be visible from the continental United States, parts of Northwest Alaska and Eastern Asia will be able to observe it. Another occultation of Mars will occur on December 7, 2022. This occultation will be visible for many U.S. observers.
To read more about the December 2022 occultation, visit: https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20221208_16_100
Although the lunar occultation of Mars tomorrow morning is not visible from St. Louis, there is the opportunity to see a similar event on December 7, 2022. This image shows Mars passing behind the disc on the Moon in December 2022. Image credit: Pete Lawrence, updated to show accurate times for St. Louis using in-the-sky.org