<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>This week, the moon can help track down Saturn, the sixth planet in the solar system, as it brightens in the constellation of Pisces.</li><li>Saturn and the Earth will have their closest approach on 21 September.</li><li>The moon can be used as a guide to locate Saturn and observe its retrograde motion in the sky.</li><li>The conjunction between the moon and Saturn will be visible from the southern hemisphere.</li></ul>

Starwatch: use the moon to find Saturn before its pirouette in the sky

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