There was a beautiful waxing crescent Moon last night, which set not long after the Sun (For those who enjoy a bit of trivia: a waxing Moon is one that is growing in size - the opposite being waning. The origins of the two words are in 'high' German: wachsen (to grow) and wanen (to diminish) The large, (200km) compound crater Janssen was particularly prominent, lying on the terminator.
In two days time the Moon will pass just south of Saturn and Jupiter: the three planets will still be close the next evening. Best time to look will be around 9.00pm.
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