5 planets visible to naked eye over Arizona this weekend

Let’s hope the skies will be clear enough this weekend, as 5 planets will be visible in the night sky over Arizona. Let’s start with the evening duo, Mercury and Venus.  They will be side by side for an hour or two after sunset in the western horizon over the weekend.  You will need to look from an open area as the pair will be relatively low in the sky, as seen in this illustration from Earthsky.com. According to EarthSky, Venus will be about 12 tim...