Overview
- Astronomy Magazine reports a thin, roughly 5%–6% lit waxing crescent about two days old positioned nearly 9° above Venus on Friday evening.
- Venus shines at about magnitude −3.9 and sits just under 10° above the western horizon roughly 40 minutes after sunset, making it the easiest guide to the faint Moon.
- Observers should plan for a narrow 30–60 minute window after sunset with an unobstructed western horizon, and binoculars can help pick out the slender arc.
- Coverage differs on exact figures, with earlier guidance citing an ultra-young ~1% crescent very low and ~7° to Venus’s lower right, reflecting timing and location variations.
- The pairing kicks off a weekend display, with the Moon waxing and climbing higher Saturday and Sunday, while Jupiter remains bright elsewhere in the evening sky.