Saturn can be seen close to the Moon on the evening of the 11th! The pair will become visible from around 16:45 in the South, they can be seen until they set at around 18:00 in the South West. The closest approach is at 15:33 however the pair won’t be visible. Look to the left and you can also see Mars shining brightly!
The image shows their location at 17:10 on the 11th
(image is from Stellarium, a fantastic piece of free software)
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