"maximum apparent approach"

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23 July 2025

The crescent of the moon and the planet Jupiter appear close together in the sky near sunrise in Molfetta, Italy, on July 23, 2025. This event, often called a celestial ''kiss'' or ''embrace,'' describes the maximum apparent approach between two bright bodies in the Earth's sky: in this case, the thin crescent of the waning Moon and the brilliant planet Jupiter, which dominate the northeast horizon in the very early morning hours.

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