See the moon glow next to mighty Jupiter in the winter sky tonight

The moon is pictured shining in the night sky with a bright point of light representing Jupiter to its upper left. A stone statue of a military figure atop an ornate column is positioned to the right of the shot, appearing to face the solar system pair.

Look east at sunset on Jan. 30 to spot the near-full moon shining close to the gas giant Jupiter among the stars of the constellation Gemini.

Jupiter will appear as a steady "evening star" less than 5 degrees — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held to arm's length — to the lower right of the lunar disk in the eastern sky, with the bright stars Castor and Pollux twinkling close to its left.