This evening, May 25^th the 10.5-day old waxing gibbous Moon will be about 6-7^o from the blue-white star Spica in Virgo the Harvest Maiden. Then, over the next 2 nights the Moon will continue moving eastward and will pass by the planet Jupiter. The Moon will be about 8-9^o to the east west from Jupiter on the 26^th, and less then 5^o east from Jupiter on the 27^th.

   
   
   

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