Saturn will attain the top of its retrograde movement,
ending its westward motion by way of the
constellations and returning to extra common eastward movement as an alternative.
This reversal of course is a phenomenon that each one the photo voltaic system’s
outer planets periodically endure, a couple of months after they move
opposition.

The retrograde movement is brought on by the Earth’s personal movement across the Solar.
Because the Earth circles the Solar, our perspective adjustments, and this causes the obvious positions of objects to
transfer from side-to-side within the sky with a one-year interval. This nodding movement is super-imposed on the planet’s
long-term eastward movement by way of the constellations.

The diagram under illustrates this. The gray dashed arrow reveals the Earth’s sight-line
to the planet, and the diagram on the precise reveals the planet’s apparently motion throughout the sky as seen from
the Earth:

The retrograde movement of a planet within the outer photo voltaic system.
Not drawn to scale.

2024 apparition of Saturn

Observing Saturn

Saturn leaves retrograde movement as its 2024 apparition
involves an finish, though it is going to stay seen for some weeks within the nightfall sky.

Its celestial coordinates because it leaves retrograde movement might be:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

From Los Angeles , will probably be seen within the night sky, turning into accessible round 17:22 (PST), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as nightfall fades to darkness. It should then attain its highest level within the sky at 19:08, 47° above your southern horizon. It should proceed to be observable till round 23:47, when it sinks under 11° above your western horizon.