<\/p>\n Around this time, you may notice a subtle glow illuminating the shadowed region of the lunar surface, revealing the vast basaltic plains known as lunar maria, which formed billions of years ago from ancient lava flows. This phenomenon \u2014 called Earthshine, or the Da Vinci glow \u2014 can only be witnessed on nights surrounding a new moon<\/a> phase, when the lunar disk is well positioned to bathe in sunlight reflected from Earth<\/a>‘s surface.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Jupiter<\/a> can be found shining high above the eastern horizon to the upper right of the moon in the late night hours of Sept. 19, embedded in the constellation Gemini<\/a> with the bright stars Castor<\/a> and Pollux<\/a> twinkling to its left.<\/p>\n \n The moon can be seen above Venus and Regulus on Sept. 19. (Image credit: Starry Night\/Chris Vaughan)<\/p>\n Stargazers in the U.S. will see the lunar disk drift closer to Venus and Regulus as dawn approaches. Those viewing from Europe, Canada and Greenland, along with parts of Russia, Asia and Africa will witness the moon pass straight in front of Venus, temporarily hiding it from view. The event \u2014 known as an occultation \u2014 will begin globally at 6:34 a.m. ET (1034 GMT) on Sept. 19 and will end at 10:26 a.m. ET (1426 GMT) the same day, according to in-the-sky<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stargazers hoping to get a closer look at the constellations or planets of the solar system should read our roundups of the best binoculars<\/a> and telescopes for viewing the night sky<\/a>.<\/p>\n Editor’s Note: If you capture an image of the moon with Venus with Space.com’s readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com. <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/criQRupM7TkaeChUw8VoWV.jpg\")
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