November & December 2017, January & February 2018

Sadly, during the months of November & December 2017 and January & February 2018, no planets will be visible during the evening hours. In order to see any planets, you'll need to wake up before sunrise and look southeast, where Mars and Jupiter will be visible. In January and February, Saturn and Mercury will appear low on the eastern horizon, barely visible right before the sun rises.

August, September, October 2017

The planet Saturn is the only planet seen in evening skies during these months--it appears in the southwest after sunset--look for a bright star in the southwestern sky that does not twinkle--that's Saturn. During November 2017, it will appear to sink below the horizon, away from view, and won't return to Earth's evening skies until July 2018.

May, June, July 2017

During May, June, and July, the planet Jupiter will be the only planet visible after sunset. Look towards the south, and it will be the brightest "star" you see in the sky!

(Heads up: Saturn begins rising later in the evening this summer, and will be visible after sunset starting in August.)