A thin crescent moon appears close to the planet Venus Thursday evening.

The gibbous moon appears between the planets Saturn and Mars Saturday night.

Monday night’s full moon, the Daffodil Moon, appears between the zodiacal constellations Libra and Virgo.

The brightest planet in our sky, Venus, now hugs close to the western horizon at sunset.

Summer constellations are rising in the east in the early evening. Overhead the sky is strewn with the stars of spring, and there is plenty to see.

Saturday morning, in the hour before most awake, three celestial objects appear close together in the southern sky.