The most elusive of planets, Mercury, is visible also, if you know where to look. The thin crescent moon can be used as a signpost on the 25th and 26th. Use the chart above to locate Mercury.
Mercury looks like a bright star, and most people that see it find that it looks pink.
Mercury never gets more than 18 degrees away from the Sun, so it is usually lost in the twilight. Saturn and Jupiter are also visible after sunset, high in the southeast. These giant planets remain in the sky most of the night. The dotted line is what you get if you extrapolate the Earth's equator out into space, and the thin line is the path that the Sun travels on throughout the year. You can navigate the sky by using your hand stretched out at full arm's length.