When will Jupiter accompany the moon in 2023?

In 2023, Jupiter will accompany the moon 65438+1October 26th, July12nd and August 8th.

65438+20231October 26th, a delightful Jupiter satellite will appear in the night sky. At that time, if the weather is fine, at sunset, facing the southwest sky, you can clearly see bright Jupiter and small meniscus with the naked eye at close range.

On July 12, 2023, around 3 a.m. in the eastern sky, you can see a crescent moon with Jupiter at the lower right, which is very bright. This is an astronomical phenomenon that the two approaches 1.5 degrees again after a lapse of four years since May 2, 2009. This time, the conditions are good and it has been close for a long time.

Beginning of autumn was welcomed on August 8, 2023. Astronomical science experts say that there will be a pleasing Jupiter companion moon in the night sky. If the weather is fine at that time, the interested public in China can watch it from around 23: 00 on the 8 th to before dawn on the 9 th.

The cause of Jupiter's accompanying moon

According to astronomical experts, the orbit of the moon around the earth is an ellipse, which moves fast when it is near and slow when it is far away. If it is the first half of the month, there will be a full moon on the fifteenth; If it is slow, it will reach the full moon position in the early morning of 16 or 17.

According to statistics, from 2002 to 2005, the Mid-Autumn Festival was on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, but since 2006, the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival has been on the 16th for five consecutive years, and it is expected to return to the 15th next year. In addition, last night's Mid-Autumn Festival moon was a little smaller than before, which was caused by the moon just passing the apogee.

Astronomical experts said that the Mid-Autumn Moon was the farthest from the Earth since 1992, and it passed the apogee 16 on September 2 and reached 406 165 kilometers away from the Earth. Therefore, the apparent diameter of the Mid-Autumn Moon you saw this year is the smallest since 18 years, which is nearly 10% smaller than the usual full moon.