By Erich Karkoschka
Saturn transits just after dark. Its rings are tilted less than during the last 10 years.
Jupiter is at opposition on the 3rd with an almost maximum magnitude of -2.8. It transits 71 degrees high. On the 24th, Ganymede transits on Jupiter’s disk early in the evening, followed by its shadow, lasting until 9 pm.
Uranus is at opposition on the 13th. It lies 10 degrees east of Jupiter at magnitude 5.6.
Neptune is between Jupiter and Saturn.
So, there are all four giant planets in the evening sky.
Venus is just past greatest elongation and very conspicuous at the beginning of dawn.
The Moon is close to Jupiter on the 24th and 25th.