Today:
High in the southeastern sky by 6:30 PM, you can view the First Quarter Moon. Along the Ecliptic and well to the Moon’s left is the brilliant Jupiter. Well to Moon’s right, barely above the western horizon, comes fleeting view of Mercury, which will set before 7:00 PM. On the heels of Mercury will be Saturn, to Mercury’s left, itself to set by 7:45 PM.
Monday:
By 7:00 PM, the Moon appears high in the southwest. The Moon is surrounded by three constellations, Aries to its right, Perseus above, and Taurus to the Moon’s left. In the direction of Taurus, to the immediate left of the Moon, is the star cluster called the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters.
Tuesday:
Orion boasts a fine collection of bright stars, including the bluish-white beacon to the lower right of his three belt stars. Rigel, meaning “left foot”, is classified as a blue supergiant, estimated to be 862 light years, and emitting approximately 200 thousand times more light than the Sun.