In the west after sunset that is Venus, which is in the part of its orbit when it is called the Evening Star (April 2015). It travels quickly in its orbit and is catching us up and getting brighter all the time, and it will pass between us and the Sun and overtake us on August 15.
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It's most likely one of the three brightest planets: Venus, Jupiter, or Mars. Venus is white, Jupiter is pale orange, Mars is a deeper orange verging on red.
Saturn.
Not just North Dakota; these days (September 2010), as soon as it gets dark enough in the evening, you can see Jupiter as a bright star rising in the east. By the way, if you look early enough, you'll see an even brighter star in the west - that is planet Venus.
Neptune!
Jupiter
That's the planet Venus
Wherever you are, an evening setting planet is probably Venus. It is usually conspicuously bright, appearing as one of the first stars.
Saturn
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Venus.
Saturn.
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Not just North Dakota; these days (September 2010), as soon as it gets dark enough in the evening, you can see Jupiter as a bright star rising in the east. By the way, if you look early enough, you'll see an even brighter star in the west - that is planet Venus.
Mars and Venus
Neptune.
SATURN
The bright "morning star" can be seen all over the world and it is more famously known as Venus, our sister planet.
Venus! Durr!