Watch the Moon Cross the Winter Hexagon This Week – Thrillist

Over the next few nights, you can catch the moon traversing a hexagonal formation of stars high in the winter sky. 
Six bright, easily identifiable stars in the winter sky form a beautifully shaped hexagon. Over the course of five nights, the moon will cross through the center of the winter hexagon or winter circle. The six stars that form its corners are part of the constellations Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Gemini, Canis Major, and Canis Minor. You’ll be able to see the moon “cross” the shape from…

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