Thursday September 30 to Thursday October 7

The New Moon is Wednesday, October 6.  Four bright planets are seen in the early evening sky. Venus and Mercury are readily visible in the early evening sky at the beginning of the week but Mercury is rapidly lost to view.  Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the evening sky with Jupiter dominating once Venus has set. 

The New Moon is Wednesday, October 6.   

Evening twilight sky on Saturday, October 2 looking west as seen from Adelaide at 19:15 ACST (60 minutes after sunset). 

The inset shows the telescopic view of Venus and Mercury at this time. Similar views will be seen throughout Australia at the equivalent local time (60 minutes after sunset, click to embiggen).

Evening sky on Saturday, October 2 showing the north-eastern sky as seen from Adelaide at 19:45 pm ACST (90 minutes after sunset). Saturn and Jupiter form a line in the  evening sky. 

 The insets shows the telescopic views of Jupiter and Saturn at this time. Similar views will be seen elsewhere in Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset), click to embiggen.

Whole sky at 19:45 ACST  (90 minutes after sunset), on Saturday, October 2 as seen from Adelaide.  Three bright planets can be seen in the sky.

Similar views will be seen elsewhere at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset). 

 Mercury  is lowering in the twilight the twilight and will be difficult to see by the weeks end. 

 
Venus is visible in the early evening when the sky is fully dark.  I have been able to see Venus from just after sunset and it is easily seen over 2 hours after sunset, longer if you have a clear western horizon.  When the sky is fully dark you can see Venus above the western horizon and bright Jupiter above the eastern horizon. Venus is below the head of the Scorpion making a rather beautiful sight in the early evening.