Saturn can be seen close to the Moon on the morning of the 23rd! The pair will become visible from around 01:00 in the South, they can be seen until they set at around 04:30 in the South. The closest approach is at 23:14 on the 22nd 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 01:38 on the 23rd
(image is from Stellarium, a fantastic piece of free software)
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