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, barely above to the Moon’s left, will Venus, and above Venus 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.
Sunday:
In the west at around 8:30 PM. the waxing Crescent Moon becomes brighter in the fading twilight. The emerging Jupiter appears high in the west-southwest. Almost straight to the Moon’s left in the bright star Aldebaran, and to its left Betelgeuse, in Orion. Above and to the Moon’s right appears the bright star Capella. And Venus, below the Moon, is dropping quickly toward the horizon in the west-northwest.
Monday:
Just after the sun has set, at around 7:45 PM, Venus, will appear low in west. Venus is the brightest of all the planets in the night sky, bright enough to muscle through a lot of twilight. As the twilight fades its apparent brightness will increase, but it won’t be around for long. Even assuming a flat horizon, it will set in the west-southwest at 9:55 PM, parting company with the brightest objects that remain: The crescent Moon, still up in west-southwest, and Jupiter, about halfway up in the west.