Today:
Saturn will rise just south of east at around 7:30 this evening, in between Pisces and Aquarius. Tonight and tomorrow night, the Earth passes between the Sun and Saturn, an arrangement called opposition for Saturn. This places us as close to Saturn as we get, and allows sunlight to reflect directly off the planet, both details helping Saturn to reach its maximum brightness. It rises at sunset, and tracks across the skies all night.
Sunday:
Today is Autumnal Equinox. At 2:19 PM EDT, the sun crosses the equator, introducing Autumn to those of us in the northern hemisphere. The days will continue to shorten, but at an ever decreasing rate, until we reach the Winter Solstice at 10:03 AM EST, on December 21st.
Monday:
The dark skies near the New Moon are always rewarding for the faint stars now exposed. Yet, despite their lack of luster, these lesser components are by far the most numerous. Consider that on a dark, clear night you can see up to 2000 stars, yet only 35 are as bright, or brighter, than the stars of the Big Dipper.