Jupiter to dominate Monday evening sky as world orbits closest to Earth - haveeruonline

This is because Jupiter will reach opposition, this means this is the point in its orbit when it is closest to the Earth, in accordance to AccuWeather.

“When Earth is between the solar and an outer earth, the outer planet is said to be at opposition mainly because — from Earth’s position of view — it is opposite the sunlight,” AccuWeather explains.

Connected: How to spot Neowise, freshly discovered comet now visible to naked eye.

Jupiter is not the only planet to reach opposition this thirty day period.

Comet Neowise, discovered in late March, is showing brighter as it approaches the sunlight.