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\n\t\t\t\tTitan makes one last trek across Saturn with its shadow in tow. This event is not to be missed \u2014 the next won\u2019t be for 15 years!\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTitan and its shadow transit Saturn overnight on October 5\/6. Only moons brighter than magnitude 10.5 are shown here. Credit: Stellarium\/Oleg Pluton\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The nearly Full Moon passes 4\u00b0 north of Saturn at 11 P.M. EDT and sits close to the ringed planet all night. Despite our satellite\u2019s proximity, you\u2019ll want your telescope trained on Saturn this evening to catch the last in the current series of Titan shadow transits \u2014 there won\u2019t be another until 2040!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Around 9 P.M. local daylight time, Saturn is some 30\u00b0 high in the southeast, beneath the Circlet of Pisces (which may be difficult to see) and to the lower right of the Moon. Saturn is the brightest point of light in the region, so should still be visible even with Luna nearby. You\u2019ll need a telescope to observe the transit, which begins around 9:25 p.m. EDT as Titan crosses in front of Saturn\u2019s northeastern limb. (Note this occurs during twilight for the Mountain time zone and while the Sun is still up for those on the U.S. West Coast.) It takes nearly 20 minutes for the moon to cross entirely onto the disk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Titan crosses the planet from east to west and reaches roughly halfway across the disk around midnight EDT (as the date becomes October 6 in the Eastern time zone only). Shortly after, the moon\u2019s shadow finally appears on the disk at 12:26 a.m. EDT \u2014 note that it appears north of Titan, crossing Saturn\u2019s northern polar region. A little over an hour later, the shadow has reached halfway in its journey, and finally reaches the northwestern limb around 2:17 A.M. EDT (now early on the 6th in all but the Pacific time zone). It takes some 20 minutes for the shadow to disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the shadow is sliding away, Titan reaches the saturnian limb at 2:23 A.M. EDT and finally ends its transit shortly before 2:45 A.M. EDT, just minutes after its shadow has fully gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sunrise:<\/strong>\u00a07:01 A.M.
Sunset:<\/strong>\u00a06:35 P.M.
Moonrise:<\/strong>\u00a05:49 P.M.
Moonset:<\/strong>\u00a05:05 A.M.
Moon Phase:<\/strong>\u00a0Waxing gibbous (97%)
*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40\u00b0 N 90\u00b0 W. The Moon\u2019s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location.<\/p>\n