Don't miss views of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the moon after sunset from March 23-30.
Starting this week, you can watch five planets in the evening sky as a crescent moon rises higher each night.
Throughout the week, Uranus will be above Venus in the west, and beyond it, Mars will shine brightly very high in the sky. Saturday, March 25: Crescent moon and the PleiadesOn March 25, the crescent moon, now 21% lit, will be about a third of the way from Venus to Mars. Point some binoculars just above the northeastern limb of the moon, and you'll see the many bright stars of the Pleiades open cluster.
Monday, March 27: Jupiter-Mercury conjunctionTonight sees a conjunction of the solar system's smallest and largest planets, when Mercury and Jupiter appear to get within about 1 degree of each other and will be visible to the naked eye right after sunset, according to Starwalk . Meanwhile, the 39%-lit moon will shine brightly, close to Mars.
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