Mars can be seen close to the Moon on the morning of the 12th! The pair will become visible from around 00:30 in the South East, they can be seen until dawn breaks when they are lost to daylight. The closest approach is at 20:38 on the 11th however the pair won’t be visible.
The image shows their location at 03:15 on the 12th
(image is from Stellarium, a fantastic piece of free software)
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