diff --git a/Grammar/python.gram b/Grammar/python.gram
index f3ef990923eec3..bf4f70d9e34e80 100644
--- a/Grammar/python.gram
+++ b/Grammar/python.gram
@@ -1500,7 +1500,10 @@ invalid_kvpair:
 invalid_starred_expression_unpacking:
     | a='*' expression '=' b=expression { RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_RANGE(a, b, "cannot assign to iterable argument unpacking") }
 invalid_starred_expression:
-    | '*' { RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR("Invalid star expression") }
+    | a='*' { 
+        RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_LOCATION(
+            a, 
+            "invalid star expression") } 
 
 invalid_fstring_replacement_field:
     | '{' a='=' { RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_LOCATION(a, "f-string: valid expression required before '='") }
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_syntax.py b/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
index 0ee17849e28121..c532ceb5cc7f9e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_syntax.py
@@ -2320,22 +2320,22 @@
     >>> A[*(1:2)]
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
     >>> A[*(1:2)] = 1
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
     >>> del A[*(1:2)]
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
 A[*:] and A[:*]
 
     >>> A[*:]
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
     >>> A[:*]
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@
     >>> A[*]
     Traceback (most recent call last):
         ...
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
 A[**]
 
@@ -2623,23 +2623,23 @@ def f(x: *b)
 
     >>> f(**x, *)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
     >>> f(x, *:)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
     >>> f(x, *)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
     >>> f(x = 5, *)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 
     >>> f(x = 5, *:)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-    SyntaxError: Invalid star expression
+    SyntaxError: invalid star expression
 """
 
 import re
@@ -3146,6 +3146,14 @@ def test_multiline_compiler_error_points_to_the_end(self):
             lineno=3
         )
 
+    def test_carret_location_invalid_star_expr(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError) as cm:
+            compile("A[*]", "<string>", "exec")
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.msg, "invalid star expression")
+        self.assertEqual(e.text.strip(), "A[*]")
+        self.assertEqual(e.offset, 3)
+
     @support.cpython_only
     def test_syntax_error_on_deeply_nested_blocks(self):
         # This raises a SyntaxError, it used to raise a SystemError. Context
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-05-05-19-42-11.gh-issue-133357.moEEdA.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-05-05-19-42-11.gh-issue-133357.moEEdA.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7b79c3fc8d9f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-05-05-19-42-11.gh-issue-133357.moEEdA.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix the location of the :exc:`SyntaxError` carret on invalid starred
+expressions.
diff --git a/Parser/parser.c b/Parser/parser.c
index 509fac7df6e371..764b44fb0b58c2 100644
--- a/Parser/parser.c
+++ b/Parser/parser.c
@@ -26067,13 +26067,13 @@ invalid_starred_expression_rule(Parser *p)
             return NULL;
         }
         D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> invalid_starred_expression[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'*'"));
-        Token * _literal;
+        Token * a;
         if (
-            (_literal = _PyPegen_expect_token(p, 16))  // token='*'
+            (a = _PyPegen_expect_token(p, 16))  // token='*'
         )
         {
             D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ invalid_starred_expression[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'*'"));
-            _res = RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR ( "Invalid star expression" );
+            _res = RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_KNOWN_LOCATION ( a , "invalid star expression" );
             if (_res == NULL && PyErr_Occurred()) {
                 p->error_indicator = 1;
                 p->level--;