Moon Cozies Up to Jupiter in the Night Sky Sunday

by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist

Date: 28 January 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET

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This sky map shows the location of Jupiter and the moon on Jan. 29, 2012 as they will appear together at 9 p.m. to skywatchers in mid-northern latitudes. CREDIT: Starry Night Software View full size image

For the second time this month, the moon is going to pay a visit to Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
On Sunday and Monday evenings (Jan. 29 and  30), a fat, waxing crescent moon will appear to slide past the planet Jupiter. Of course, the moon is much closer to Earth than Jupiter and as such, can change its position against the background stars rather quickly.

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