Crescent Moon Guides Viewers to Mars and Saturn on May 13-14 as Planets Reappear Before Dawn
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Updated · worldjournalnewspaper.com · May 7
Crescent Moon Guides Viewers to Mars and Saturn on May 13-14 as Planets Reappear Before Dawn
4 articles · Updated · worldjournalnewspaper.com · May 7
May 13-14 offers the first clear pre-dawn pairing of the crescent moon with Saturn and Mars, giving skywatchers an easy marker to spot both planets after months hidden in the sun’s glare.
Saturn rises nearly 2 hours before sunrise and Mars about 1 hour before; on May 13 the moon rises just after 3:30 a.m., with Saturn appearing roughly 30 minutes later and Mars another 30 minutes after that.
Thursday morning gives a second chance: by just before 5 a.m., Mars sits below the moon while Saturn stands to its right and slightly higher above the horizon.
These mark the opening apparitions of both planets in the morning sky, with Saturn improving into early October and Mars remaining visible somewhere in the night sky for the next 21 months.
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