David J. Kim saw Mars peeking from behind the moon from Newtown, Pennsylvania. Kim shot the scene with a Fuji X-T5 and Fujinon XF 150-600mm lens, captured at f8/600mm and f11/840mm with 1.4x TC.

Mars will pass behind the southern side of the moon (closer to the horizon) for just eight minutes, emerging at 9:33 p.m. The moon will be about 55 degrees high in the southeast.

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

An occultation occurs when one celestial body passes in front of another from our viewpoint on Earth. In this case, Mars will appear to disappear behind the full moon and then re-emerge shortly after.

Mars will hide behind the moon Monday — and you can watch it happen 91.7 WVXU | By Nick Swartsell Published January 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM EST ...

An illustration depicting the path behind the moon that Mars will take on Jan. 13, 2025 as seen from seven cities: Seattle, Los Angeles, Helena, Dallas, New York.

Tonight (Jan. 13), bright Mars will disappear behind the full Wolf Moon for several hours before reappearing on the other side. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars visible from the U.S. this year.

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.