July 6, 2021: In less than a week, brilliant Venus passes Mars in the west-northwestern sky after sunset. This evening the two planets are 3.8° apart. Venus is over 18° to the lower right of the star Regulus.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/06/22/2021-july-6-venus-mars-final-approach/