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UK Skywatchers Miss Moon-Jupiter Conjunction as It Sets

9/7/2026

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UK observers can see a waning crescent moon near Jupiter at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The moon is about 10% illuminated and roughly half a degree wide.
The moon will pass less than a degree north of Jupiter at 7:11 p.m.
Both bodies set before the conjunction, so UK viewers miss it.
The next morning the moon appears opposite Jupiter, with red Mars in Gemini to the west.

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UK observers can see a waning crescent moon near Jupiter at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The moon is about 10% illuminated and roughly half a degree wide.
The moon will pass less than a degree north of Jupiter at 7:11 p.m.
Both bodies set before the conjunction, so UK viewers miss it.
The next morning the moon appears opposite Jupiter, with red Mars in Gemini to the west.