Starwatch: crescent moon to join Venus in evening twilight

After sunset on 20 March, look up to catch the earthshine, when the unlit face of the moon will be faintly visible Look west after sunset on 20 March and you will find a beautifully slender crescent moon in conjunction with the glorious beacon of Venus, low in the evening twilight. Venus has been prominent in the dusky skies for several weeks now, outshining every star. On 20 March it will be joined by a young moon, just under 2 days new, and with only 3.7% of its visible surface illuminated ...

By Stuart Clark