Wednesday May 22^nd the Moon will be crossing the plane of the ecliptic moving south. This is known as the descending node, one of two intersections the Moon’s orbital path (dark green line) has with the ecliptic.
   On the day of the node crossing the 17.5-day old waning gibbous Moon will be 5-7^o to the west from the ringed planet Saturn. The following day, May 23^rd, the 18.5-day old waning gibbous Moon will have orbited to the east side of Saturn passing within 5-6^o.

   
   
   
   
   

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