Overview
- Venus and Jupiter are now easy to spot low in the western sky shortly after sunset across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Reduced moonlight from the last‑quarter phase brings several nights of darker skies that make the planets and spring constellations stand out.
- NOAA forecasters flag short‑term geomagnetic activity that could bring northern lights to high latitudes such as Alaska, Canada and the northern United States.
- To locate the pair, look for Venus as the brightest steady light and then trace the Sun’s path, known as the ecliptic, to find Jupiter nearby.
- The two planets will draw closer over the coming weeks before a very tight conjunction on June 9–11 that evening observers in North America can watch.