WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- Jupiter and Venus are two the of brightest orbs in the night sky during the waning weeks of winter. And as spring approaches, the two planets will become brighter and brighter. A dimming Mars will also be visible to some, and Saturn will make an appearance each day in the small hours of the morning.
Venus, the brightest of March's visible planets, will rise each evening in the west. A fading Mars will be visible to some as a red speck just above the west-southwestern horizon. Urban pollution may require star gazers to use binoculars to find Mars. Those with binoculars or a small telescope will also be able to coax out the appearance of the pale blue Uranus, just below Venus on March 4. On March 21, a rail-thin crescent moon will appear directly next to Venus.