Saturday May 4, 2024

Old Moon Nears Neptune and Mars (pre-dawn)

Before sunrise on Saturday morning, May 4, the waning crescent moon's cruise past the morning planets collected over the eastern horizon will continue. After 24 hours, the moon will shine midway between creamy-yellow Saturn and reddish Mars. Distant blue Neptune will be located between Mars and the
moon, but that faint planet will be a challenge to see in the brightening
sky. Observers located closer to the tropics, where the ecliptic will be
more vertical, will see the gathering more easily. Early on Sunday morning, skywatchers from southeastern Australia to New Zealand can use a telescope
to see the moon occult Neptune.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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