See a slender crescent moon shine with Saturn in the western sky tonight

A photo of a thin waxing crescent moon shining in a black night sky. A dark oval is visible on the upper section of its sickle-like profile. Elsewhere, large craters can be seen pockmarking the illuminated wedge of the lunar disk.

Look toward the southwestern horizon at sunset on Jan. 22 to witness the slender crescent moon cozy up to the gas giant Saturn beneath the stars of the constellation Pisces.

The moon's 22%-lit disk will appear roughly 30 degrees above the horizon — roughly the width of three clenched fists held at arm's length. Saturn will appear as a steady, bright star-like object less than 7 degrees to the moon's upper left.