Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

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Waxing Moon joins Saturn (evening)
January 4 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
In the southwestern sky after sunset on Saturday, January 4, the yellowish dot of Saturn will appear several finger widths below (or celestial WSW of) the waxing crescent moon – close enough to share the view in binoculars (orange circle). Venus will gleam to their lower right. The moon and Saturn will be visible from dusk until they set at about 10 p.m. local time. Hours earlier, skywatchers located in a zone extending across northwestern Africa, most of Europe, Iceland, and northeastern Greenland can safely watch the moon occult Saturn with unaided eyes, binoculars, and backyard telescopes. Use an app like Starry Night or Sky Safari to look up the event’s start and end times where you live.