November 2019

During the month of November 2019, the planets Saturn, Jupiter , and Venus will be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for two "stars" near to each other, above the southwest horizon. The brighter of those two is Venus, the fainter one is Jupiter! Saturn is even less bright than Jupiter, and will be "up" and to the left.

October 2019

During the month of October 2019, the planets Saturn and Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for two "stars" near to each other, along the southwestern horizon. The brighter of those two is Jupiter, the fainter one is Saturn!

September 2019

During the month of September 2019, the planets Saturn and Jupiter will  be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for two "stars" above the southern horizon. The brighter of those two is Jupiter, the fainter one is Saturn!

August 2019

During the month of August 2019, the planets Saturn and Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for two "stars" above the southern horizon. The brighter of those two is Jupiter, the fainter one is Saturn!

June 2019

During the month of June 2019, the planets Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter will be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for two "stars" next to each other, above the western horizon. The brighter of those two is Mercury, the fainter one is Mars. Then turn your head and look toward the east. The bright "star" low above the eastern horizon is the planet Jupiter!

May 2019

During the month of May 2019, the planet Mars is the only planet that will be visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for a faint "star" above the western horizon. That's Mars!

April 2019

During the month of April 2019, the planet Mars is the only planet that will be easily visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for a faint "star" above the western horizon that's to the "right" of the constellation Orion and the stars of the constellation Taurus. That's Mars! 

March 2019

During the month of March 2019, the planet Mars is the only planet that will be easily visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for a faint "star" above the western horizon. That's Mars!

February 2019

During the month of February 2019, the planet Mars is the only planet that will be easily visible in the evening sky. (To see a closer view, click on the image.)

After sunset, look for the first "star" to appear above the southern horizon. That's Mars! However, if you have a clear, unobstructed view of the western horizon--in other words, if there are no trees or buildings in the way--then right after sunset, you might be able to notice the planet Mercury. It will appear as the bright star that's just barely above the horizon.