This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Planets in the Evening Sky

See planets group with the Moon in the evening sky.
By | Published: February 16, 2026

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out during the early evening hours of February 19 to see three planets and the crescent Moon low in the western sky. Venus will be the brightest, followed by Mercury, and finally Saturn. Start looking before twilight ends. Binoculars will help. Good luck!

You can view the video here.