Crescent Moon Jumps Jupiter (evening)

In the western sky after dusk on Tuesday, April 29, the waxing crescent moon will shine prettily a fist’s diameter to the lower right (or 11 degrees to the celestial northwest) of Jupiter. On the following evening, April 30, the moon will climb to shine a palm’s width to Venus’ upper right. The moon’s nightly shift across the stars and planets has long shown us that the moon is orbiting around Earth. The moon and Jupiter will make a lovely photo opportunity when composed with some foreground scenery before they set in the west around 11 p.m. local time.