Saturn can be seen close to the Moon on the morning of the 25th! The pair will become visible from around 02:15 in the South, they can be seen until they set at around 05:19 in the South. The closest approach is at 15:27 however the pair won’t be visible. Look to the right and you can also see Jupiter shining brightly!
The image shows their location at 04:22 on the 25th
(image is from Stellarium, a fantastic piece of free software)
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