Venus reigns as the sky’s brightest planet in August 2018 evening sky. Three other planets beam as soon as darkness falls. They are arrayed across the sky. You can see them throughout the evening. In their order going eastward of Venus, these brilliant beauties are Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Keep watching the four bright planets in the evening sky all month long. Spectacular sunset sky show Look west after sunset to see the young moon and planet Venus, blazing in the evening twilight in August 13, 2018. http://earthsky.org/tonight?offset=0 Then keep watching in the days ahead, as the moon sweeps past all four bright planets in the evening sky. Earthshine Now look for something more subtle, the soft glow of earthshine illuminating the night side of the moon. Earthshine is twice-reflected sunlight, which bounces off Earth to the moon, and then back. earhsky.org http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-venus-jupiter-august-14-to-16 Don't miss out Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon in a spectacular sunset sky show. Clear skies everyone! Clips, images credit: ESO, ESA/HUBBLE. NASA/JPL, Stellarium, US Naval Observatory, nemesis maturity own work Music credit: YouTube Audio Library Blue Macaw 0 Quincas Moreira