On Saturday (Jan. 4), skywatchers in the U.K. and most of Western and Central Europe will be able to see Saturn vanish behind the crescent moon — an event known as a lunar occultation.

Note: Since beams of light (and data transmissions) take more than an hour to reach Earth from Saturn, all times are from Cassini's vantage unless otherwise noted. What: A flyby of Titan, a moon ...

Less than a hundred million years ago, one of Saturn’s ice moons was drawn too close to the planet. In a truly cataclysmic event, the entire moon was destroyed, and the rings were born.

The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the lookout for the Moon to join the line-up, and for Saturn to 'tag' Mercury in ...

Sunrise: 7:10 A.M. Sunset: 5:17 P.M. Moonrise: 8:08 A.M. Moonset: 6:48 P.M. A delicate crescent Moon mingles with Saturn in the evening sky, passing 1.1° north of the ringed planet at midnight EST.

Friday, Jan. 31: Crescent Moon And Saturn In Conjunction Now, at 7%-lit, the waxing crescent moon will be more easily visible in the west sky after sunset tonight and shine just a degree from Saturn.