Sunday October 13, 2024

Moon Approaches Saturn (overnight)

As the sky darkens on Sunday evening, October 13, the prominent, yellowish dot of Saturn will appear shining about 10 degrees to the northeast of the bright, waxing gibbous moon. Skywatchers viewing the duo later, in more westerly time zones, or above the southwestern horizon before dawn on Monday, will see the moon closer to Saturn. On Monday evening around 05:00 UT observers located along a zone extending from southern Africa east across Madagascar, the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, and most of southern Asia, China, and Mongolia can watch the moon occult Saturn.


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