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How to see Jupiter tonight

As the Juno spacecraft goes into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, amaze your friends by showing them Jupiter in the night sky.

A dot, Jupiter, is to the right of two smaller dots, the stars Castor and Pollux. It is also above another dot. They all lie above a horizontal wavy line, the horizon.

Meet Gemini the Twins, home to Jupiter and 2 bright stars

The constellation Gemini the Twins is home to Castor and Pollux. Learn more about these bright stars, visible on northern winter nights.

Diagram: sun and Jupiter with Earth exactly lined up between them.

We fly between Jupiter and the sun today

Giant Jupiter is closest to Earth for 2026 on January 9. Then Earth will fly between the sun and Jupiter - bringing Jupiter to opposition - on January 10.

Sky chart: Sirius close to the horizon with the moon, Jupiter, Orion and a few bright stars nearby.

New Year’s Star Sirius, the moon and Jupiter ring in 2026

Entertain your friends on New Year's Eve by showing them the New Year's Star, the soon-to-be full supermoon and Jupiter. Sirius is highest at midnight.

Sky chart: 2 positions of moon, 1 full, 1 gibbous, along slanted green line, with Jupiter close to the gibbous moon and 2 stars.

January full moon: Super Wolf Moon near Jupiter and perihelion

The 2026 January full moon, the Super Wolf Moon, is fullest on the morning of January 3. It'll appear full on both January 2 and 3 with Jupiter nearby.

Closeup of part of Jupiter, with a large black oval shadow on its colorful bands.

Jupiter’s moons: How to see and enjoy them

November and December 2025 are great months for seeing Jupiter's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto with binoculars or a small telescope.

A slanted green line, the ecliptic, with two bright dots very close together along it.

See the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on August 12

A conjunction is when 2 objects share the same right ascension. The Venus-Jupiter conjunction of August 12 is a great one for observation!

Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14!

Overnight on March 13-14, 2025, there will be a total lunar eclipse of the March Full Worm Moon visible from the Western Hemisphere.

Star chart showing dots for Mars and Jupiter very close together, star Aldebaran, and 2 star clusters nearby.

Don’t miss! Jupiter and Mars conjunction tomorrow

The Jupiter and Mars conjunction in the sky is tomorrow morning! After easing closer to each other all month, they'll be closest on August 14. Look east!

Left side of the moon shining. There are some thin clouds at the top right of the image and several dots above the moon.

See it! Moon and Jupiter in late July 2024

The last week of July has been busy! The moon and Jupiter were surrounded by bright planets and stars. Did you see them? Also, bonus! Venus is back after sunset!

Bright crescent moon in broken clouds, with dots for Jupiter and its moons and a distant, fuzzy, faint crescent.

Moon and Jupiter. Our favorite photos here!

Did you see the moon and Jupiter close together on March 13, 2024? Check out the images our talented photographers captured, including the Galilean moons!

Orbits of planets with lines from sun, Earth to Jupiter and Uranus.

Jupiter and Uranus meet in the sky

Jupiter and Uranus will be at heliocentric conjunction on March 14. Their conjunction as seen from Earth will be on April 21.

Some will see a partial lunar eclipse tonight

A shallow partial lunar eclipse takes place on October 28, 2023, visible in Europe, Africa, most of Asia and western Australia. Jupiter is the bright object nearby. Maps and details here.

Sky chart showing two positions of half-lit moon, with one closer to a dot labeled Jupiter.

Spot the moon near Jupiter on August 7 and 8

You can spot the moon near Jupiter overnight on August 8, 2023. The moon and the king of the planets will be about four moon widths apart.

A deep penumbral lunar eclipse overnight tonight

A penumbral lunar eclipse happens tonight, May 5-6, 2023. It's visible from eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and Indonesia.

Three people with cameras on tripods, silhouetted in sunset, and two close points of light above.

Bright planets Venus-Jupiter 2023: Great photos here

The March 1-2 conjunction of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter has ended. Great photos from EarthSky's community here.

2 positions of the crescent moon on each side of Jupiter along green ecliptic line.

Moon near Jupiter January 25 and 26

No matter where you are on the Earth, look for the waxing crescent moon near Jupiter on the evenings of January 25 and 26, 2023. They are in Pisces.

The moon and Jupiter (on the left side of the ecliptic) on December 28 and 29. Jupiter is positioned in the middle.

Moon and Jupiter on December 28 and 29

No matter where you live worldwide, look for the moon and Jupiter making a bright pair on the evenings of December 28 and 29, 2022.

Moon and Jupiter in star chart with green line showing the ecliptic. Jupiter above the moon.

Moon and Jupiter close on December 1

On December 1, 2022, you'll see a bright point of light close to the moon. That's Jupiter! The moon and Jupiter will pair up again at the end of the month.

Green line of ecliptic with thin crescent moon near an outlined teapot shape.

Moon near Teapot – toward Milky Way center – tonight

On the evenings of November 25 and 26, 2022, you can see the very young waxing crescent moon near the Teapot of Sagittarius.

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How to see Jupiter tonight

Meet Gemini the Twins, home to Jupiter and 2 bright stars

We fly between Jupiter and the sun today

New Year’s Star Sirius, the moon and Jupiter ring in 2026

January full moon: Super Wolf Moon near Jupiter and perihelion

Jupiter’s moons: How to see and enjoy them

See the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on August 12

Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14!

Don’t miss! Jupiter and Mars conjunction tomorrow

See it! Moon and Jupiter in late July 2024

Moon and Jupiter. Our favorite photos here!

Jupiter and Uranus meet in the sky

Some will see a partial lunar eclipse tonight

Spot the moon near Jupiter on August 7 and 8

A deep penumbral lunar eclipse overnight tonight

Bright planets Venus-Jupiter 2023: Great photos here

Moon near Jupiter January 25 and 26

Moon and Jupiter on December 28 and 29

Moon and Jupiter close on December 1

Moon near Teapot – toward Milky Way center – tonight