For those up early enough in the morning, take a look low in the eastern sky before dawn. The brilliant planet Venus appears close to the much more distant Saturn. The two are in the zodiacal constellation Aquarius. Venus is always the easiest planet to see. Fainter, Saturn takes a bit more effort. The two will be closest on the morning of Thursday, March 21, two days after the first day of spring.

Take your time and look to the right of Venus and you'll find the red planet Mars, also in Aquarius, but slightly higher in the East, thus easier to see.

Moon and Regulus

On the same day, in the evening of Thursday, March 21, the crescent moon appears near the bright star Regulus, in the zodiacal constellation Leo. regulus is the brightest star in the constellation. The two are only a few degrees apart and worth noting.

Leo is a constellation we associate with spring and early summer.