Today:
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.
Monday:
The Moon reaches Full tonight, and being the Full Moon closest to the Equinox, it is called the Full “Harvest” Moon. Its name likely extends back before written accounts, related to the time of year, but also the fact that this Full Moon rises close to the same time for the nights on either side of this Full Moon, allowing people to continue to harvest under the light of the Moon.
Tuesday:
The bright, bluish-white star Vega is due west and very high at 8:30 PM EDT. Vega is one of the nearer stars to us, at a distance of 26 light years. This young star is tinted blue because it is very hot, converting its hydrogen to helium at a much faster rate than our Sun. As a result, will burn out much sooner than our Sun.