The two visible planets in our evening sky are the two brightest planets in our solar system. Look to the southwest just after sunset and you'll see Venus brilliantly shining amid the twilight. HIgher in the west you'll see the Pleiades, the star cluster in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, the bull. Winter is slipping away and you can see it in the stars. The Pleiades are going to slip out of our sight soon.
Overhead, you can't miss it, Jupiter shines like a stationary airplane. You can't miss seeing it. Enjoy this moment as Jupiter and Venus are going to move towards each other and appear so close together, in conjunction early in June. Watch the skies in the weeks ahead as the two planets appear to get together like two friends. It has been two years since the last evening conjunction.
Last summer, the two bright planets were close together but you had to get up early in the morning to see them in the eastern sky at dawn.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Fri., April 3 | 6:21 | 7:08 |
| Sat., April 4 | 6:20 | 7:09 |
| Sun., April 5 | 6:18 | 7:10 |
| Mon., April 6 | 6:16 | 7:12 |
| Tues., April 7 | 6:15 | 7:13 |
| Wed., April 8 | 6:13 | 7:14 |
| Thurs., April 9 | 6:11 | 7:15 |
| Fri., April 10 | 6:10 | 7:16 |
| Day | Max (Fº) | Min (Fº) | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 27 | 55 | 46 | 0.11 |
| March 28 | 47 | 30 | 0.00 |
| March 29 | 39 | 24 | 0.00 |
| March 30 | 48 | 38 | 0.00 |
| March 31 | 55 | 44 | T |
| April 1 | 56 | 46 | T |
| April 2 | 45 | 40 | 0.36 |
This article appears in April 3, 2026.