Overview
- Skywatchers saw Saturn appear near the first‑quarter Moon on November 27, with the Moon reaching first quarter on November 28 for high‑contrast lunar views.
- From mid‑northern latitudes around 8 p.m. EST, Saturn shone near magnitude 0.9 about 40 degrees high in the southern sky within Aquarius.
- Through telescopes, Saturn showed an 18" disk with rings spanning about 41" but tilted only ~0.4°, making them look almost edge‑on.
- Glare from the nearby Moon made it harder to pick out Saturn’s fainter satellites, though Titan remained the easiest moon to see.
- In the latest update, Mercury reached a stationary point on November 28, ending retrograde; it is observable before sunrise near Venus at magnitude 0.4 about 8° high in Libra.