Tonight's sky: Moon to shine with Pleiades star cluster
Heads up, stargazers!
On Friday night, September 12, 2025, the waning gibbous moon will line up closely with the Pleiades star cluster.
If you're in the US, look east about an hour before midnight—the moon will be shining at 62% brightness with the Pleiades ("Seven Sisters") sitting less than 5 degrees to its upper right in Taurus.
How to spot Uranus
The moon's glow might make it tricky to see all of Pleiades with just your eyes, but a pair of 10x50 binoculars can help bring out those blue-white stars.
Got a telescope? You might even catch Uranus as a tiny blue dot to the lower right of the moon.
While you're out there, keep an eye out for Capella to the left of the moon and Saturn glowing above the southeastern horizon in Pisces.
It's a great night for anyone curious about what's up there!