The evening planets available for viewing are Jupiter and Mars. Jupiter is appearing in the western sky after sunset. The planet is in the zodiacal constellation Taurus, the bull. The planet is above the head of the bull and between the bull's horns. Jupiter won't be with us for very long. We've only got a couple of weeks to see it. Each night ahead, it appears lower in the western sky.

The red planet Mars is far easier to see, high in the western sky. Mars is in the zodiacal constellation Cancer, having slipped eastward out of the hands of Gemini, the constellation of twins. Mars is the brightest celestial object in the sky, other than Jupiter.

Saturn and Venus

You've got to get up early in the morning to see the bright planet Venus hover low in the eastern sky, before sunrise. Look next to it for the fainter planet Saturn. The two are close and be closest on Tuesday morning, only four degrees apart.

Extreme Tides

Look for extreme tides in the days ahead, as the moon reaches both perigee and New Moon on the same date, Sunday, April 27. High and low tide will be extreme, both leading up and following Sunday. You'll see low tides at dawn and at dusk. High tide will be near noon and midnight.