Seven Sisters Eclipse! The Lunar Occultation Of July 20 2025!

James Kaufman, World News Report, today, July 19th, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. Seven Sisters Eclipse, the lunar occultation on July 20th. On July 20th, sky watchers in North America are in for a treat when the moon passes in front of the Pleiades star cluster. Hiding them from view in a phenomenon known as lunar occultation, in the early morning hours of July 20th, the waning crescent moon will pass in front of the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters, creating a stunning celestial event visible from much Much of the United States and Canada. This event is known as a lunar occultation, a phenomenon that occurs when the moon crosses the line of sight to a distant celestial object, in this case the Pleiades, temporarily blocking them from view. Look close to the horizon in the early morning hours before dawn for the best chance to see this event. Make sure you have an unobstructed view of the eastern horizon. You can use our night sky tool to check the exact times for your location. I will leave a link to that tool in the description. Search for the Alcyone, the brightest star in the cluster and set the date to July 19th 20th. Then adjust the time slider to find the best viewing moment captured using our night sky tool. This screen recording shows the moon passing in front of the Pleiades star cluster during the July 20th occultation. In reality, the stars wouldn't be visible and they'd be behind the moon. This is for illustrative purposes only. If you're not in North America to catch this month's occultation, don't worry. You may still catch a conjunction instead. Where the moon appears close to the Pleiades in the sky. These close approaches, visible from other parts of the world, still offer a stunning sight for stargazers. With that said, that will be this evening or early tomorrow morning. So if any of you early risers get a great photo, please email it in. God bless. Please share, subscribe, and always remember, anything's possible in Bizarro World.