Today:
Barely past new, the barest of a crescent Moon will follow the setting sun toward the horizon in the west-northwest. Appearing shortly after, above the Moon, will be the Pleiades, or the Seven Sisters. Although they are faint, and not easy to see in the fading twilight or with the Moon nearby, the Moon is so thin it makes for a delightful sight this evening.
Tuesday:
Early risers should find a low, level horizon to the east and southeast, if they hope to catch of glimpse of the ringed-world Saturn rising in the brightening twilight, quite low, but made a little easier by the presence of the far-brighter Venus. Once you spot Venus near 4:45 AM, look for Saturn, 30 times fainter, to its lower right.
Wednesday:
Around 8:15 this evening, the waxing Crescent Moon emerges from the twilight, about one third of the way up in western sky. About this time, Jupiter comes into view, below it, a fine pairing that settles to about one quarter of the way up in the west-northwest by 9:30 PM. A little farther away, above and to the Moon’s right, appears the bright star Capella.