What are the 5 most visible planets and when will they be visible over the next 12 months?
Venus is the very bright star visible in the west just after sunset for the next few months. Mars and Saturn are medium bright stars a little higher in the west after sundown. They can be seen fairly close to the crescent Moon tonight, but the Moon will move away in a day or two. Mercury is hard to see because it is so close to the Sun all the time. It is very low on the western horizon tonight just barely after sunset, much lower than Venus, and will set before twilight ends so you really have to know just where to look to spot it. Jupiter is a bright star that will rise in the east a little before midnight tonight. It will rise earlier each day until it is up by sunset around October. Use the source to make a sky map to plot their locations on any given day at any time from any location on Earth.
