Starwatch: An almost full moon glides close to Saturn

The pair will be visible on the eastern horizon soon after sunset before tracing the Pisces constellation

An almost full moon glides close to Saturn this week, forming a pleasant conjunction in an otherwise unremarkable patch of the sky.

The chart shows the view looking east-southeast from London at 22:00 on 8 September 2025. The moon's visible hemisphere is just over 98% illuminated, and at 16 days old it is just past full and so is beginning its waning gibbous phase.