Moon and Lion's Heart rise mid-evening January 29 and 30.
On January 29 and 30, 2021 – before going to bed – look in a general eastward direction to see the brilliant waning gibbous moon pairing up with Regulus, the brightest star and Heart of the Lion in the constellation Leo. From most places worldwide, you’ll see the moon and Regulus by mid-evening, that is, midway between your local sunset and midnight.
The moon will be very near Regulus on the evening of January 29. By January 30, the moon will have moved onward in its orbit – cruising ever-eastward in front of the stars – so that you might more easily see the prominent star pattern of which Regulus is a part. This pattern isn’t a constellation. It’s an easy-to-see asterism, or noticeable pattern of stars, in our night sky. It has the shape of a backwards question mark. Regulus, the Lion’s Heart, marks the bottom of the question mark pattern, which represents the Head and Shoulders of Leo. This beloved pattern is called The Sickle.
https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-regulus-at-mid-evening-in-january?
