In case anybody is interested in observing planets, here are the facts for this month:
Venus is starting to be visible in the evenings, after sunset - or before sunset, too, since she is extremely bright. If you have good viewing conditions, and know exactly where to look. In any case, it should be possible to see Venus shortly after sunset, as an extremely bright star. Any time Venus is visible in the sky, she is the brightest object after Sun and Moon.
Jupiter is usually the second-brightest planet after Venus. On rare occasions (a close opposition), Mars will be slightly brighter. You can see Jupiter in the morning, also as a very bright star, but not quite as bright as Venus.
Mars and Saturn are both near the constellation of the Lion (Leo). Mars is more to the west (as compared to Leo), and moving towards Leo; and Saturn more to the east than Leo. Both of these planets are quite bright, but not so outstanding (less bright than the star Sirius, for example), so unless you know the constellation Leo, or somebody points it out to you, it will be hard to find them. You might look out, though, for fairly bright stars that are moving in relation to the surrounding stars - after a few days (in the case of Mars), or weeks (in the case of Saturn), the movement should be noticeable.
Mercury should be visible in the morning, towards the end of this month. On March 26, Mercury will have the largest angular distance from the Sun. Mercury is always near the Sun, and fairly bright (although much less than Venus or Jupiter).
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