If your sky is clear early tonight (Feb. 26), be sure to check out the east-southeast sky about an hour or so after sundown. There, located about two-thirds up from the horizon, you'll find an eye-catching sight. You'll immediately see the moon, which will be at its waxing gibbous phase, en route to becoming full (and a total lunar eclipse) on March 3.
But also on this Thursday evening, you'll also notice a very bright, silvery "star" shining with a steady glow almost directly below the moon. That's not a star, however, but the biggest planet in our solar system: Jupiter. Both the moon and the planet will keep each other company as they move across the night sky.
Your clenched fist held at arm's length measures roughly 10 degrees in width. On this night, the moon and Jupiter will be separated by about 6 degrees — or a little more than a "half fist."
Source: www.space.com
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