Starwatch: full moon joins Jupiter and Saturn in southern sky

At midnight on 2 August, people around globe will be able to see grouping high in the sky

Set a calendar reminder for this coming weekend when an essentially full moon joins Jupiter and Saturn in the southern sky.

When full, the moon rises at sunset and spends the entire night in the sky, so the grouping will be visible during all the hours of darkness. The chart shows the view looking due south from London at midnight on 2 August, which is as Saturday becomes Sunday.