the moon blacked out the sun in totality over indonesia had the best vantage point .
 
just about to pass directly between jupiter will glow in the night sky for the entire year .
jupiter will also be at its closest jupiter reaches opposition with the sun on march 8 , at 6 a.m. est .
jupiter is now the brightest object in the night sky with the exception of the moon and the international space station .
although it has a solid core , jupiter
in other words , jupiter is now rising in the east as the sun .
our planet earth flies between the sun and the outer planet jupiter on may 8 ( if you ’re in the americas or pacific ) or may 9 ( for time zones in the rest of the world ) .
so as long as skies are clear , the planet will show off its sparkling face after nightfall and will continue to be easily spotted from dusk till dawn for several days .