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The Snow Moon will 'swallow' one of the brightest stars in the sky this weekend: Where and when to look

The first full moon of the 2025 called 'Wolf Moon' that seen next to Mars rises over the sky during a lunar occultation of Mars in Charlotte, United States on January 13, 2025. .

Stargazers in eastern North America will see something truly rare in the night sky this weekend: a very bright star being occulted by the full "Snow Moon."

After turning full Sunday (Feb. 1), the bright moon will move across Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, briefly making it disappear from the night sky Monday night (Feb. 2). Skywatchers are in for a treat because this rare event, called a lunar occultation, will be visible to the naked eye from large portions of the U.S. and Canada.

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