Planet Mars will be the brightest in the sky from August.It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.mars comes witin 34.65 miles of the earth.

On August 27th. Go outside at sunset and face west. The bright light you see shining through the twilight is lovely Venus. Grab a pair of binoculars and scan the sky around Venus. A few degrees to the right, you'll come across a little orange star-like object. That is Mars.