Can you see Jupiter tonight? Find out which celestial bodies will be seen tonight

last two weeks of September 2020 are expected to feature some charming celestial bodies in Earth’s skies. Our own stunning moon is visible from Earth very frequently. But by end of September, skywatchers can expect to see a lot more than just moon. Towards end of Sept 2020, us Earthlings will be graced by breathtaking sights of Jupiter and Saturn, two of our solar system’s biggest gas giants. Read on to find out if Jupiter will be visible tonight.

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Can you see Jupiter tonight?

A report on EarthSky.com has revealed that on following dates both Jupiter and Saturn will be visible from Earth. dates are September 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2020. Given that rrn Hemisphere of Earth will be graced with clear skies, it will be pretty hard to miss se bright worlds. 

Second, to sun, moon is brightest celestial object. But on September 25, Jupiter is expected to be exceptionally bright, too. In fact, it will outshine a lot of star. But one-upping Jupiter will be Mars. Saturn will be as bright as or stars but still pretty easy to spot. 

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While looking at Jupiter tonight, skywatchers will be able to tice unusual proximity between two. report furr mentions that this nearness is result of gas giants movement towards each or. y will be at  great conjunction before 2020 ends. A conjunction is a term that astromers use to describe meeting of planets and or objects on our sky’s dome. Here great conjunction is being used as it is occurring between Jupiter and Saturn two biggest kwn worlds in our solar system. 

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What time will Jupiter be visible?

It is a kwn astromical fact that dark side of a waxing moon always points to East, which is direction of sunrise. And moon travels toward 1/2 degree eastward. So on September 25,  moon will go past Jupiter, continuing its journey towards Saturn.

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Earth Sky report, states that moon will swing 1.6 degrees south of Jupiter on September 25, 2020. This will happen at 06:46 UTC, which is 11:46 pm Thursday, Pacific Time (PT). Hence it's better to look for moon around this time if one wishes to spot Jupiter. On its eastward course, moon will sweep 2.3 degrees to south of Saturn at 20:46 UTC which is 1:46 pm Friday, Pacific Time (PT).

Promo Im Source: NASA