Moon, Saturn and Antares above the Eastern horizon tonight (with finder chart)

(Posted 18 April 2014) Unfamiliar with the night sky but want to see a planet with your own eyes? Tonight is a great opportunity to use the Moon as a kind of celestial signpost to spot the planet Saturn.

Just head outside at 8:30 pm AEST and look for the Moon above the Eastern horizon. The pale yellow brightest ‘star’ to the left of and high above the Moon is really the planet Saturn (see chart). Note that the ancient Greek constellation Scorpius The Scorpion is located just above the horizon. To me, it looks more like a giant fish hook.