Tonight - May 9, 2019 - let the waxing crescent moon introduce you to the constellation Gemini the Twins, the constellation that'll host the solar eclipse of July 2, 2019.

On May 6, 7 and 8, 2019, watch for the young crescent moon to pass by the planet Mars. Just don't mistake the star Elnath for Mars. Elnath is the 2nd-brightest star in Taurus the Bull.

Get an eyeful of the beautiful early morning scene as the moon joins up with Venus (and Mercury) in late March and early April 2019.

Before dawn on April 24, 25 and 26, 2019, watch for the moon to move past the planet Saturn on the sky's dome. The bright "star" nearby will be Jupiter.

That bright moon in the sky before sunup will drown most of the ongoing Lyrid meteor shower from view. But the moon offers its own delights, sweeping past Jupiter in the next few mornings.

Enjoy the April full moon, as it shines in front of Virgo from dusk till dawn.

On April 16, 17 and 18, 2019, look for the brilliant waxing gibbous moon plus 2 bright and beautiful stars, Arcturus and Spica. Then learn to find Arcturus and Spica when the moon has moved away.

Around now, look for Mercury below Venus before sunrise. Both will be in the east, near the sunrise point. Venus is very bright; Mercury is fainter and closer to the sunrise. On April 16, 2019, Mercury and Venus will be closest in the morning sky for all of 2019. They should fit into a single binocular field.

Cancer the Crab is famous, but faint. You likely won't see it tonight, in the moon's glare. But you'll see bright stars around it, and they can guide you to Cancer when the moon moves away.

After sunset April 7-9, 2019 - watch the young crescent moon wax larger day by day as it sweeps past the red planet Mars, famous Pleiades star cluster and the red star Aldebaran.