Article 6C23C Starwatch: the last-quarter moon rises close to Saturn

Starwatch: the last-quarter moon rises close to Saturn

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Stuart Clark
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Moon and planet will climb into the sky in early hours of 10 June until dawn washes Saturn from view

Those awake in the early hours of 10 June can see the last-quarter moon close to the planet Saturn.

The chart shows the view looking south-east from London at 3am BST. Having cleared the eastern horizon at about 2am, the planet and the moon will continue to climb into the sky until the dawn light washes Saturn from view about an hour and a half later.

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