The following tables tell you where to look to find the major planets VENUS, MARS, JUPITER and SATURN until December 31, 2020.
For VENUS, you'll need to look for a startlingly brilliant light at dawn before sunrise ("Morning") or at dusk after sunset ("Evening"). | |
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| Morning | 8/25/07 – 5/1/08 |
| Evening | 7/16/08 – 3/21/09 |
| Morning | 4/4/09 – 11/30/09 |
| Evening | 2/23/10 – 10/22/10 |
| Morning | 11/5/10 – 7/11/11 |
| Evening | 9/23/11 – 5/30/12 |
| Morning | 6/13/12 – 2/15/13 |
| Evening | 5/7/13 – 1/5/14 |
| Morning | 1/18/14 – 9/17/14 |
| Evening | 12/5/14 – 8/9/15 |
| Morning | 8/23/15 – 4/30/16 |
| Evening | 7/14/16 – 3/19/17 |
| Morning | 4/1/17 – 11/28/17 |
| Evening | 2/20/18 – 10/20/18 |
| Morning | 11/2/18 – 7/8/19 |
| Evening | 9/20/19 – 5/28/20 |
| Morning | 6/11/20 – 2/13/21 |
SATURN, JUPITER, and MARS are always very near to one of the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. Look along the "ecliptic" (marked on the star wheel) and near the specific Zodiac constellation to find these planets at the periods indicated.
SATURN, which appears a bright whitish-yellow, can be found in the following positions at the following periods of time: | |
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| Leo | July 2007 – Aug 2009 |
| Virgo | Sep 2009 – Sep 2013 |
| Libra | Oct 2013 – Dec 2014 |
| Scorpio | Jan 2015 – June 2015 |
| Libra | July 2015 – Aug 2015 |
| Scorpio | Sep 2015 – Dec 2017 |
| Sagittarius | Jan 2018 – Feb 2020 |
| Capricorn | Mar 2020 – July 2020 |
| Sagittarius | Aug 2020 – Nov 2020 |
| Capricorn | Dec 2020 – Mar 2022 |
JUPITER, which is a blazing white beacon, can be found in the following positions at the following periods of time: | |
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| Scorpio | July 2007 – Dec 2007 |
| Sagittarius | Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 |
| Capricorn | Jan 2009 – Dec 2009 |
| Aquarius | Jan 2010 – Apr 2010 |
| Pisces | May 2010 – May 2011 |
| Aries | June 2011 – Apr 2012 |
| Taurus | May 2012 – June 2013 |
| Gemini | July 2013 – July 2014 |
| Cancer | Aug 2014 – Sep 2014 |
| Leo | Oct 2014 – Feb 2015 |
| Cancer | Mar 2015 – May 2015 |
| Leo | June 2015 – July 2016 |
| Virgo | Aug 2016 – Nov 2017 |
| Libra | Dec 2017 – Oct 2018 |
| Scorpio | Nov 2018 – Nov 2019 |
| Sagittarius | Dec 2019 – Dec 2020 |
Deep red MARS is sometimes quite dim and at other times exceeds Jupiter in brightness. Look for it in the following locations: | |
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| Early Jul 2007 – Mid Jul 2007 | Aries | Late Jul 2007 – Late Sep 2007 | Taurus | Early Oct 2007 – Late Dec 2007 | Gemini | Early Jan 2008 – Late Feb 2008 | Taurus | Early Mar 2008 – Early May 2008 | Gemini | Mid May 2008 – Early June 2008 | Cancer | Mid June 2008 – Early Aug 2008 | Leo | Mid Aug 2008 – Mid Oct 2008 | Virgo | Late Oct 2008 – Early Nov 2008 | Libra | Mid Nov 2008 – Late Dec 2008 | Scorpio | Early Jan 2009 – Late Jan 2009 | Sagittarius | Early Feb 2009 – Early Mar 2009 | Capricorn | Mid Mar 2009 – Early Apr 2009 | Aquarius | Mid Apr 2009 – Late May 2009 | Pisces | Early June 2009 – Late June 2009 | Aries | Early July 2009 – Late Aug 2009 | Taurus | Early Sep 2009 – Early Oct 2009 | Gemini | Mid Oct 2009 – Mid Nov 2009 | Cancer | Late Nov 2009 – Early Jan 2010 | Leo | Mid Jan 2010 – Early May 2010 | Cancer | Mid May 2010 – Mid July 2010 | Leo | Late July 2010 – Late Sep 2010 | Virgo | Early Oct 2010 – Late Oct 2010 | Libra | Early Nov 2010 – Early Dec 2010 | Scorpio | Mid Dec 2010 – Early Jan 2011 | Sagittarius | Mid Jan 2011 – Mid Feb 2011 | Capricorn | Late Feb 2011 – Mid Mar 2011 | Aquarius | Late Mar 2011 – Early May 2011 | Pisces | Mid May 2011 – Early June 2011 | Aries | Mid June 2011 – Late July 2011 | Taurus | Early Aug 2011 – Mid Sep 2011 | Gemini | Late Sep 2011 – Mid Oct 2011 | Cancer | Late Oct 2011 – Mid June 2012 | Leo | Late June 2012 – Early Sep 2012 | Virgo | Mid Sep 2012 – Early Oct 2012 | Libra | Mid Oct 2012 – Mid Nov 2012 | Scorpio | Late Nov 2012 – Mid Dec 2012 | Sagittarius | Late Dec 2012 – Late Jan 2013 | Capricorn | Early Feb 2013 – Late Feb 2013 | Aquarius | Early Mar 2013 – Mid Apr 2013 | Pisces | Late Apr 2013 – Mid May 2013 | Aries | Late May 2013 – Early July 2013 | Taurus | Mid July 2013 – Late Aug 2013 | Gemini | Early Sep 2013 – Mid Sep 2013 | Cancer | Late Sep 2013 – Late Nov 2013 | Leo | Early Dec 2013 – Mid Aug 2014 | Virgo | Late Aug 2014 – Early Sep 2014 | Libra | Mid Sep 2014 – Late Oct 2014 | Scorpio | Early Nov 2014 – Late Nov 2014 | Sagittarius | Early Dec 2014 – Early Jan 2015 | Capricorn | Mid Jan 2015 – Early Feb 2015 | Aquarius | Mid Feb 2015 – Late Mar 2015 | Pisces | Early Apr 2015 – Late Apr 2015 | Aries | Early May 2015 – Mid June 2015 | Taurus | Late June 2015 – Early Aug 2015 | Gemini | Mid Aug 2015 – Late Aug 2015 | Cancer | Early Sep 2015 – Late Oct 2015 | Leo | Early Nov 2015 – Mid Jan 2016 | Virgo | Late Jan 2016 – Late Feb 2016 | Libra | Mid Feb 2016 – Late May 2016 | Scorpio | Early June 2016 – Late July 2016 | Libra | Early Aug 2016 – Late Sep 2016 | Scorpio | Early Oct 2016 – Early Nov 2016 | Sagittarius | Mid Nov 2016 – Early Dec 2016 | Capricorn | Mid Dec 2016 – Early Jan 2017 | Aquarius | Mid Jan 2017 – Early Mar 2017 | Pisces | Mid Mar 2017 – Early Apr 2017 | Aries | Mid Apr 2017 – Early June 2017 | Taurus | Mid June 2017 – Mid July 2017 | Gemini | Late July 2017 – Early Aug 2017 | Cancer | Mid Aug 2017 – Early Oct 2017 | Leo | Mid Oct 2017 – Late Dec 2017 | Virgo | Early Jan 2018 – Mid Jan 2018 | Libra | Late Jan 2018 – Mid Mar 2018 | Scorpio | Late Mar 2018 – Early May 2018 | Sagittarius | Mid May 2018 – Early Nov 2018 | Capricorn | Mid Nov 2018 – Mid Dec 2018 | Aquarius | Late Dec 2018 – Mid Feb 2019 | Pisces | Late Feb 2019 – Early Mar 2019 | Aries | Mid Mar 2019 – Mid May 2019 | Taurus | Late May 2019 – Late June 2019 | Gemini | Early July 2019 – Late July 2019 | Cancer | Early Aug 2019 – Late Sep 2019 | Leo | Early Oct 2019 – Early Dec 2019 | Virgo | Mid Dec 2019 – Late Dec 2019 | Libra | Early Jan 2020 – Mid Feb 2020 | Scorpio | Late Feb 2020 – Late Mar 2020 | Sagittarius | Early Apr 2020 – Early June 2020 | Capricorn | Mid June 2020 – Early July 2020 | Aquarius | Mid July 2020 – Early Jan 2021 | Pisces |
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