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The moon meets up with the Seven Sisters this week. Here's how to see it

The moon meets up with the Seven Sisters this week. Here's how to see it
science10/8/2025

On the evening of Oct. 9, a waning gibbous moon visits the famous Pleiades Star Cluster  — the Seven Sisters  — in the Taurus constellation.

If you missed the moon passing in front of the Pleiades this past January, February and July, the next show for North America comes our way on Thursday night, Oct. 9. This time the moon will be a waning gibbous (86% sunlit), so stars belonging to the... [4922 chars]