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October Sky Show: Moon, Jupiter, and Orion Align

10/13/2025

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On October 12, 2025, the first quarter moon rises in the eastern horizon with Orion and the red giant Betelgeuse, about an hour before midnight.
On October 13, 2025, the third quarter moon rises with Jupiter in Gemini, about 6 degrees from the moon, visible shortly before midnight.
Observers in northern regions will have a better view of Jupiter, reaching its highest point in southern sky around sunrise.

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On October 12, 2025, the first quarter moon rises in the eastern horizon with Orion and the red giant Betelgeuse, about an hour before midnight.
On October 13, 2025, the third quarter moon rises with Jupiter in Gemini, about 6 degrees from the moon, visible shortly before midnight.
Observers in northern regions will have a better view of Jupiter, reaching its highest point in southern sky around sunrise.