The planetary progression starts with Saturn, which is visible 20 \u030a above the southern horizon at 11 pm BST on 14 September, progressively getting to this position earlier each night to arrive there by 10 pm on 30 September.<\/p>\n

For reference, the horizon is 0 \u030a and the overhead point, or zenith, is 90 \u030a, with 20 \u030a representing a height approximately one-fifth up the sky.<\/p>\n

Jupiter follows Saturn higher across the sky and is unmissable because of its brightness. Less obvious is dim Neptune, which requires binoculars to see. It\u2019s located west-southwest of Jupiter below a circular pattern of stars known as The Circlet.<\/p>\n

Later in the evening, it\u2019s the turn of Mars<\/a> and Uranus to make an appearance. Like Neptune, Uranus is dim and benefits from binoculars. If it\u2019s clear on the evening of 14 September, the waning gibbous Moon, which is 77 per cent lit, moves in front of Uranus. This is a rare event known as a lunar occultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n