November 30, 2022

Astronomical conjunctions occur when two or more celestial bodies share the same right ascension. Tomorrow night at 6:56 pm, the Moon and Jupiter will exhibit a conjunction. At the same time, the two will appear close together in the sky. At their closest, the Moon will pass approximately 2.5° S of Jupiter.

The southern sky as it will look tomorrow night at 7 pm. The Moon will pass very near to Jupiter. The Moon will exhibit a waxing gibbous phase. Saturn will also be visible farther in the southwestern sky. Star map created using Stellarium. Image credit: NASA SVS