2021, May 5: Evening Lineup, Venus, Mercury, Mars

May 5, 2021:  Brilliant Venus, Mercury, and Mars are visible in the western sky after sunset.  Venus is visible low in the west-northwest about 30 minutes after sunset.  By 45 minutes after sundown, Mercury is visible to the brilliant planet’s upper left.  Mars is easily visible and hour after the sun sets, about one-third of the way up in the west, in front of the stars of Gemini.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/04/28/2021-may-5-evening-lineup-venus-mercury-mars/