EarthSky Tonight—August 27, moon near Jupiter – not Mars
Currently, both the moon and planet are in the constellation of Pisces the Fish. They are not far from the circular pattern of stars known as The Circlet in Pisces.
EarthSky Tonight—August 26, Jupiter and moon in east by late evening
In fact, astronomers of past centuries were originally able to rank the planets by distance based on the speed of their motions in front of the fixed stars.
Earthsky Tonight — March 18: Venus in Pisces, moon in Aries
Tonight, as soon as it gets dark, the waxing crescent moon can help you locate the small constellation Aries the Ram. Look to the west, just above the place where…