Today:
A large, waxing Gibbous Moon pays a visit to the bluish-white beacon Spica as they emerge from the twilight between 8:45 and 9:00 this evening. Starting in the south-southeast, they crest due south at 11:00, then settling lower in the southwest, setting near 4:00 AM. By tomorrow evening, the Moon’s orbit takes it below and to the left of Spica.
Saturday:
With Mother’s Day tomorrow, look to the southern skies, where you’ll find the constellation Virgo, often connected to the Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter, and the mother of Persphone. Demeter is overjoyed each Spring as her daughter returns from the Underworld, and celebrates by bringing the natural world back to life.
Sunday:
The Full “Flower” Moon rises as the sun sets, climbing a bit higher and due southeast as darkness settles in by 9 o’clock or so, edging into the constellation Libra. Later this evening, after 11 o’clock, cast your gaze farther to the left, where you can identify the bright star Antares, with which the Moon will rendezvous on the evening of the 13th.