Today:
A brightening Gibbous Moon in the south renders the fainter constellations more of a challenge. Instead, look low in the northeast by 8 o’clock, where one of the great stars of the heavens edges higher into the north and northeast. Capella is among the brightest stars, but its position in the northern skies keeps it in view every night, briefly near the northern horizon.
Saturday:
Autumn has not yet discouraged the Summer Triangle, just given us a different view. Seen crossing overhead near midnight in the summer, it now appears overhead in the evening. Look for the faintest of the three stars, Deneb, close to the zenith this evening, while Altair shines in the southwest, and the bluish-white Vega gleams sharply, high in the west.
Sunday:
Nearly full, the Moon will rise due east at around 5:40 this evening, able to muscle its way through the sun’s glare. By 7 o’clock, the sun’s glare nearly gone, Saturn will emerge and become visible just below the Moon. This is the closest the Moon will come to Saturn this month; the Moon will already be substantially to Saturn’s east by tomorrow evening.