This morning the planets continue to parade above the southeast horizon. They span 15.0°.
Jupiter is the brightest of the trio. Mars is 6.9° to the upper right of Jupiter and Saturn – lower in the sky – is 8.0° to the lower left of the Giant Planet.
Watch Mars continue to close the gap on Jupiter. Mars passes on March 20 and then reaches Saturn on March 31.
In the starfield, Jupiter is 4.4° to the lower left of Pi Sagittarii. Mars is 3.1° to the upper left of Nunki, a star on the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius,
Once every generation, these three planets appear close together in the sky. Jupiter and Saturn are headed for their every 20-year reunion in December, in what is known as a great conjunction.
Read more about the morning planets here.