Last week, the moon experienced a supermoon, and then a conjunction with the planet Saturn. This week, the moon continues to wane and cruises past Jupiter.
The chart shows the view looking south-east from London in the early hours of 19 July, at about 0400 BST. The moon will be just below the bright point of the giant planet Jupiter. It will be a waning gibbous moon with about 65% of its visible surface illuminated, rapidly approaching the “half-moon” phase known as last quarter. Both the moon and Jupiter are bright enough to be seen in the pre-dawn twilight sky.
