Friday May 31^st the 26.5-day old waning crescent Moon will be within about 4^o from the outer ringed planet Uranus. Both rise around 1 hour before sunrise local time. The waning crescent Moon and Uranus will easily fit within the field of view of binoculars.
   However with two distinctly different apparent magnitudes (Moon -10.0 and Uranus 6.80) seeing Uranus will be a challenge compared to the much brighter Moon. Even more dimmer is the dwarf planet Ceres (apparent magnitude 18.67) located about 11^o west from the crescent Moon.

   
   
   

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