You'll need to wake up early, but it could be worth it.
Come the very next morning at about the same time, a slightly thinner lunar crescent will have moved in to join the two planets, forming an eye-catching triangle formation. The moon-Jupiter side will measure 4 degrees, while the moon-Venus side will measure 5 degrees; Venus and Jupiter will have closed the gap between them to just 3 degrees. A diagram shows the location of the moon, Venus and Jupiter in the early morning sky as seen from New York City on April 27, 2022.
Of course, what we'll be seeing both mornings is an illusion of perspective. The two planets are nowhere near each other; they just happen to line up with each other from our Earthly vantage point. Venus will be 90.3 million miles from us, while Jupiter is nearly six times farther away at 530 million miles . Meanwhile, the moon is by far the closest at just 239,000 miles away.
Weather permitting, for those with no tall obstructions toward the east-southeast, this triangular trio should make for a very striking visual spectacle, no doubt attracting the attention of even those who don't give more than a casual glance to the sky.
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