Star Tours

You will have a good opportunity to spot the elusive planet Mercury on Saturday evening. At that time, the thin crescent moon will guide you to it. Look for the moon low in the west at about 8:15 to 8:30 p.m. Mercury is 4 degrees (about the width of two fingers held at arm’s length) to the moon’s upper right. Mercury, which looks like a star, will remain visible in roughly the same part of the sky during the first half of June (although the moon will move on).

Source: John Mosley, Griffith Observatory