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Judi Lynn

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Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:02 AM Feb 2019

See Jupiter with the Moon Before Dawn Wednesday (Venus and Saturn, Too!)

By Elizabeth Howell 5 hours ago



Jupiter will be in conjunction with the moon on Wednesday (Feb. 27) at 9:17 a.m. EST (1417 GMT), when it will pass 2 degrees south of the moon. Look for the pair in the morning sky before sunrise.(Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Jupiter, the biggest planet of the solar system, will get close to the moon in the morning sky tomorrow (Feb. 27). Saturn and Venus will be visible as well, so here's how to take a look at them.

Northern Hemisphere observers should get up an hour before sunrise and take a look at the crescent moon, in the southeast. You can't miss Jupiter – it's a bright dot just below the moon.

Jupiter will rise shortly after the moon around 2 a.m. local time in New York City, followed by Saturn and Venus about 2 hours later, according to heavens-above.com. The gas giant will be in conjunction with the moon at 9:17 a.m. EST (1417 GMT), meaning that the two will share the same celestial longitude as they make a close approach in the sky. The moon will pass a little over 2 degrees to the north of the crescent moon.

More:
https://www.space.com/jupiter-moon-conjunction-february-2019.html

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