The view was acquired on Sept. 14, 2017 at 19:59 UTC (spacecraft event time). The view was taken in visible light using the ...

and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster together in the evening sky. A new moon is when the sun and moon share the same celestial longitude ...

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.

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...