Early January: Venus and Saturn begin to draw close in the southwest. ・Mid-January (January 17-18): Venus and Saturn reach their closest point before parting ways. ・Throughout the month ...
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will reach its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024.
Think of the solar system as a fried egg; the sun is the yolk and the planets each draw circles in the white ... June 3 and you’ll see two planets—Saturn and Mars—shining rather dimly ...