In a recent tweet, Qatar Calendar House announced that on Thursday, 3 August 2023, the planet Saturn will be located at an angular distance of 3 arc degrees north of the center of the Moon.

مساء اليوم الخميس سيقع كوكب #زحل على بُعد زاوي قدره 3 درجات قوسية شمال مركز #القمر، ويمكن رصد ورؤية زحل والقمر معًا بالعين المجردة باتجاه الأفق الشرقي لسماء دولة #قطر من بعد موعد شروق القمر عند الساعة 7:56 مساءً وحتى قبل شروق شمس الجمعة pic.twitter.com/nSgIIZlBJJ

— دار التقويم القطري (@qat_ch) August 3, 2023

They also stated that Saturn and the Moon can be observed and seen together with the naked eye towards the eastern horizon of the Qatar sky. This astronomical phenomenon will be visible after the moonrise time at 7:56 pm and can be seen until before sunrise on Friday, 4 August 2023.

Image Credit and Source: Qatar Calendar House

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