Last night I was observing the sky with my astronomical binoculars, and in the west-southwest I notices a very bright star, which was about ten times brighter than any of the rest. I didn't know what it was, so after I was finished with watching and got home, I checked my astronomy books, and it turned out that it might be Venus.
As for other planets, today Mercury is supposed to reach its highest, when it will be about halfway between the horizon and Venus. It'll happen today around 6:30 pm.
Most of these planets you'd be able to see with your naked eyes (though binoculars help a lot too), but it doesn't work with Uranus. This planet is beyond the naked-eye limit in brightness, so you'll definitely need observation binoculars or a small telescope to be able to see it.
While you have your binoculars out, don't miss the wonderful and very bright constellation Orion.

Good luck to you and clear skies!