This Sunday, September 11th, the moon will be in close proximity to the solar system's largest planet.

As of this coming Sunday (Sept. 11), Jupiter and the moon will be in conjunction, an astrological configuration when both objects share the same right ascension in the sky.

Both Jupiter and the moon will be visible in the evening sky as they pass in front of Pisces, the Fish. The moon will be around one degree to the south of Jupiter. Starting at 8:37 p.m. ET (00:37 GMT on September 12), the moon and Jupiter will be visible in conjunction from New York City, at a height of about seven degrees above the eastern horizon. (About 10 degrees in the sky is equal to a fist held at arm's length.)

On Sunday, September 12 at 1:57 a.m. ET (05:47 GMT), the conjunction will be 49 degrees above the southern horizon, its highest point in the sky. Moon and Jupiter will remain visible until 6:13 a.m. EST (10:13 GMT), when they will be lost in the morning twilight at 19 degrees above the western horizon.

Moon and Jupiter will be too far apart in the sky for this conjunction to be seen in the telescope's field of vision. Due to this, the conjunction on Sunday can be observed with the naked eye or binoculars. To better observe the conjunction, clear, dark sky are recommended.

In the night sky, the moon zips from constellation to constellation at the rate of about once every month, making it the fastest moving object in the universe. Jupiter's orbit is far more leisurely, taking it across around one constellation per year.

As the fifth planet in our solar system's planetary order, Jupiter is approximately 484,000,000 miles from our star. In addition to being the brightest object in the night sky over Earth, it is also the largest planet in the solar system.

It would take around 1,300 'Earths' to fill Jupiter's volume, therefore if our own planet can hold around 50 moons, then Jupiter could theoretically fit around 65,000 moons within its volume.

If Earth were the size of a grape, NASA estimates that 11 Earths would be needed to encircle Jupiter, while the moon would be approximately the size of a garden pea.

Jupiter, which is mostly made up of gas, is so huge that it is thought to be more than twice as heavy as all the other planets in the solar system put together.

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is visible to the naked eye from Earth at twilight and shines brighter than even Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Yet, despite this, Jupiter is still fainter than Venus.

If it weren't for how close they are to Jupiter, we'd be able to see their four largest moons, Ganymede, Europa, Io, and Callisto, with the naked eye.

Binoculars or a small telescope can reveal the white disc of Jupiter, and the bigger of the planet's more than seventy-five moons.

Jupiter's surface is banded with distinct stripes and swirls, which can be seen with a more powerful instrument or a closer look. Ammonia and water vapour clouds and winds are swirling in the gas giant planet's primarily hydrogen and helium-based atmosphere.

There are other large storms on Jupiter's surface, but the "big Red Spot" is the most famous. This hurricane has been raging for nearly a century and is so far embedded in Jupiter's atmosphere that it might consume the entire planet.

The moon and planets come into conjunction with one another around once a month at roughly the same time. Next month, on the evening of October 8 and morning of October 9, the moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter.

See our recommendations for the best binoculars and telescopes to observe the next moon-Jupiter conjunction. See what we think are the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography if you want to take pictures of Jupiter or the moon.