When To See The Moon And Jupiter Meet In A Stunning Sky Show Tonight

BreakingInnovationScienceWhen To See The Moon And Jupiter Meet In A Stunning Sky Show TonightByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorApr 22, 2026, 02:00am EDTToplineSkywatchers who look high in the western sky after dark on Tuesday, April 22, will see a beautiful waxing crescent moon just a few degrees above giant planet Jupiter, forming a beautiful conjunction easily visible to the naked eye. The pairing will shine among the “twin” stars of the constellation Gemini in one of April’s most accessible sky events. Crescent Moon with stars, planets and tree silhouettes on evening sky.gettyKey FactsThe moon, about 38%-lit, will appear roughly three degrees above Jupiter in the west shortly after sunset. Jupiter shines at magnitude -1.9, outshining every star in the sky and visible even from light-polluted cities. Light pollution has almost no effect on the viability of planets and the moon. Bright stars Castor and Pollux in the surrounding constellation Gemini will sit above the moon, framing the conjunction in a wider celestial tableau. After sunset in the west on Tuesday, April 22, a waxing crescent moon will hang between Jupiter and the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux.Stellarium if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priority: 'low'...