Hi,
All celstial objects (including planets) have coordinates called Right Ascension (RA) and Declination (DEC). It is similar to the geographical coordinates you find on a map, but instead you are looking at coordinates on the celestial sphere - imaging a sphere in space with the earth in the center.
Do you have a GOTO telescope? Of not, there would be RA and DEC circles on your telescope mount. You will have to align your telescope and then use the RA/DEC of the planets to move the circles to the coordinates of the planet you want to look at. There should be something in your manual that covers this.
A good primer on RA/DEC is here:
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/que...php?number=112
See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator...rdinate_system
HTH...
Cheers,
Stacy.