What Star Is Next To The Moon Tonight

 Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of the Pleiades.  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 First-quarter Moon (exact at 3:02 a.m. EST tonight, after it sets for most of North America). At dusk the Moon shines high in the southwest, in Aries. After dark look for the two brightest stars of Aries less than a fist at arm's length to the Moon's right.  Saturday, Feb. 1 is the night when the Americas will be greeted with a gorgeous Venus-crescent moon conjunction.  The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes...  What is that bright dot shining near the Moon tonight? Find out about stars and planets that can be seen next to our natural satellite this month!

 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 First-quarter Moon (exact at 3:02 a.m. EST tonight, after it sets for most of North America). At dusk the Moon shines high in the southwest, in Aries. After dark look for the two brightest stars of Aries less than a fist at arm's length to the Moon's right.  The waxing gibbous moon on February 11, 2025, will lie near Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion. The next night, February 12, the Full Snow Moon will lie close to Regulus.