See Venus and Jupiter meet tonight!

Venus continues to climb in the western sky. It has been lower than Jupiter for weeks, but tonight it will catch up. Venus and Jupiter will be very close (called a conjunction). 

By tomorrow Venus will be higher than Jupiter. After that, Jupiter will continue to sink and dim until it is lost in the glare of the sun by the end of the month.

See more with some great photos at EarthSky - Bright planets Venus and Jupiter at their closest

Catch Venus and Jupiter in the evening sky on 1 March. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

This evening and tomorrow evening, Jupiter and Venus appear really close to one another in the evening twilight after sunset. This evening they are 0.6° apart and tomorrow they will appear 0.8° apart.

-AstroTom

A heavenly sight

The new moon is visible in the west with Venus above it and Jupiter above Venus.

To find the Moon, you must look very low in the west (near where the sun just set).

If you find bright Venus, just look below. 

In this photo Jupiter is barely visible at the very top, with Venus and the Moon lined up below.

-AstroTom