The bright planet Venus has dominated our western evening sky this month and there is nothing in the sky to match - until next week.

Venus appears overhead in the west for quite a while after sunset. The planet is brilliant and closer to us than the Sun.

On Monday night the moon is joined by a thin crescent moon, to the viewer's right of the moon. The moon is fairly low so not everyone will see it.

Look again on Tuesday night and the moon will appear more southerly and higher above Venus. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Gemini.

Take another look above Venus and you'll see two bright stars. They are Pollux and Castor, the two main stars in Gemini. The two together with the planet form a triangle.

Take another look at the western sky on Wednesday night for another change in the moon's position. The faint red planet Mars will appear underneath the Moon. The two are in the constellation Cancer, one of the smallest zodiacal constellations. Mars is moving slowly westward and will appear close to Venus next month.