Night Sky
Where the Sun, Moon and planets are right now from your home city — altitude above the horizon, compass direction and distance — plotted on a horizon chart so you can see at a glance what is up.
Finding planets by eye
Venus is the brightest object after the Moon and never strays far from the Sun, so look for it low in the west after sunset or the east before dawn. Jupiter is next brightest and can appear anywhere along the ecliptic. Mars is distinctly orange; Saturn is steady and yellowish. Mercury hugs the Sun and needs a clear horizon. Uranus and Neptune need binoculars.