In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view.

Mars and Regulus will move away from each other. Hence, the waxing crescent Moon will have space to appear between them, forming a beautiful conjunction. A that time, the Moon will be 4.7 days old.

The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the Mars-Moon occultation. See the Red Planet slip behind the moon and re-emerge in this time-lapse. Credit: Griffith Observatory ...

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