The Night Sky for the Week of 3-29-26

This week’s night sky offers shifting seasonal highlights. Cassiopeia drops toward the north-northwest after dark, while the brilliant Winter Hexagon still dominates early evenings. The waxing gibbous Moon journeys through Leo, illuminating Regulus and the Sickle, and reaches full in Virgo near Spica on April 1. Jupiter gleams high overhead, with Callisto’s shadow crossing on April 3, while Venus brightens low in the west and the Pleiades drift toward it nightly. Uranus remains visible in Taurus; Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, and Mars are hidden in the Sun’s glare. Stargazers can enjoy rich views of constellations, lunar features, and bright planet pairings. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-march-27-april-5/