My wife, Deb has been raving about the bright star in the sky next to the moon driving home earlier this month and yesterday.
Turns out, that there were several objects.
Visible planets – and more – in September 2021
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury/
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-september-17-25/
metmike: Below, this will be BEFORE the moon rises.