A waxing moon shines in the daytime sky over Italy. (Image credit: Photo by Domenico Cippitelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Don't miss the first quarter moon shining close to Jupiter in the daytime sky this week! Earth's moon is one of the few objects bright enough to be seen in the daytime sky — along with the most dazzling planets such as Jupiter and Venus and, more rarely, Jupiter, under ideal conditions. Then there's the sun , whose light saturates the atmosphere from dawn until dusk, shielding the cosmos from our sight. Why can I see the moon during the day? The moon rises and sets about 50 minutes later with each passing night, according to NASA ( local moonrise and moonset times depend on location). As a result, it can appear in both the daytime and nighttime depending on its phase. For example, a first quarter moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, making it easy to spot in the afternoon sky, while a last quarter moon rises around midnight and lingers into hours after sunrise.…