Wednesday morning December 5th the very thin 28-day old waning crescent Moon will be within 4-5o from the innermost planet Mercury. Venus shines very brightly above or west from the Moon. About an hour after the Moon and Mercury have risen the outer planet Jupiter will rise above the eastern horizon.
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During the hour or so before the Sun rises, the inner planet Venus will shine brightly over the eastern horizon. Over the next several days Venus will be in a close conjunction with the blue-white star Spica in the constellation Virgo the Harvest Maiden. Venus will pass within 1-2o from Spica. Venus is unmistakable with an apparent magnitude of -4.7, and for comparison Spica has an apparent magnitude of 0.98, which is bright but not bright like Venus! 
