Look up! Jupiter, Moon, Mars to form triangle at the end of July
FILE-An aerial photo taken shows a view of the moon. (Photo by LAURENT EMMANUEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Spectators will have a chance to enjoy a stunning display when Jupiter, Mars, and the Moon form a triangle next week.
To see the formation of the triangle, you will have to look east from 2 a.m. until sunrise on July 30. Mars will form a broad right triangle with a crescent Moon to its upper left and Jupiter to the lower left. And on the morning of July 31, the Moon will appear to the lower left of Jupiter.
This aerial display is highlighted in the Farmers Almanac July Night Sky Guide for 2024.
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July's guide also features the Parade of Planets 2024, the Full Buck Moon, and other arrangements of planets and the Moon.
According to the Farmers Almanac guide, all times and positions are shown in Eastern time, 40 degrees north of the equator—unless otherwise specified. But you can still catch it in your local time zone.
The guide also recommends that skygazers have a pair of binoculars or a telescope handy to see the aerial event.
This story was reported from Washington, D.C.