• If you live at just the right place on Earth, you'll be able to watch the waning crescent moon occult - cover over - the planet Jupiter for up to an hour on Sunday morning, July 15. Northern Africa, Europe and the Middle East are among the places that will see this lunar occultation of Jupiter at or before dawn (Sunday, July 15). But no matter where you live, look for the moon to shine near two brilliant planets: Venus and Jupiter.
• To find out whether this occultation is visible from your part of the world - and at what time - click here for a world visibility map. If visible from your part of

the world, this map lists when the moon will occult Jupiter in your sky by Universal Time. You'll need to convert Universal Time into the clock time in your time zone.
• Elsewhere around the world, we must be content to see the waning crescent moon pairing up the dazzling planets Jupiter and Venus in the predawn and dawn sky. Get up an hour or more before sunrise to behold the early morning tableau - the three most brilliant celestial bodies of nighttime. The moon ranks as the brightest, followed by Venus and then Jupiter.
• When can you see earthshine on a crescent moon?
• The above sky chart is designed for mid-northern North American latitudes, and the positions of the moon and planets will appear a little differently elsewhere. But if it's clear, there's no way to miss them. Watch for the brilliant threesome to rise over the eastern horizon about two and one-half hours before the sun at mid-northern latitudes, or three hours before sunrise at mid-southern latitudes.
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