Check out http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast10jul_1.htm?friend:

"This is a good week to wake up early and see the planets," agrees astronomy professor George Lebo. "Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are all emerging from the Sun's glare in the eastern morning sky, and they're about to form some outrageous groupings."

Unfortunately, it seems to be "cloudy season" here - maybe things will start to clear up soon...J