The constellation Taurus the Bull. Image via Britannica.com.
The fact is, each month for many years to come, the moon will pass to the south of the Pleiades and to the north of Aldebaran.
Yet, month by month, the moon will travel farther north in front of Taurus, until it goes so far north that it stages a series of 79 lunar occultations of Alcyone (the Pleiades’ brightest star) from September 5, 2023, until July 7, 2029.
Once the moon drops out of the evening sky, you can use the three stars of Orion’s Belt to find the star Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster. Image via Janne/ Flickr.