At midnight, the band of the Milky Way (visible away from city lights) stretches overhead from southeast to northwest. In the southwest, the bright star near the edge of the Milky Way is Sirius ñ the brightest star in the night sky.
Venus sets at 7:32 p.m. Mars sets at 5:05 p.m.
Jupiter sets at 8:22 p.m. Saturn rises at 1:14 a.m.