Today:
Mercury and Saturn will appear very close together just shortly after sunset, and right along the horizon, just south of west, at 6:15. With difficulty, they will be viewable only for a matter of minutes, until the pair sets at 6:30. For ideal viewing you would need something often hard tome come by in these parts: a perfectly level horizon to the west; binoculars are also helpful.
Tuesday:
By 8:30 PM this evening, the “twin” stars of Gemini appear quite high in the south-southeast, two-thirds of the way up from the horizon, and ride very high across the southern skies. Pollux, a bit brighter and on the lower left, and Castor, on the upper right, are named for the sons of the Greek god Zeus and his mortal lover, Leda.
Wednesday:
Looking due east at 6:25 this evening, Leo the Lion begins to climb above the horizon, with the Twins of Gemini much higher. About halfway between them, search for a faint sprinkling of stars, called the “Beehive”, a swarm of stars in the faint constellation Cancer, the Crab. Looking slightly away from them will make it easier to see them.