4 days ago · In January and February 2025, six planets will form a giant arc in the evening sky: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn. At the end of February, Mercury will join the fun, replacing Saturn.

4 days ago · When is the next planet parade? The next planet parade is on February 28, 2025, when seven planets – Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars – will align in the sky. Learn about planetary alignments and how to observe them with our colorful infographic.

5 days ago · During the planet parade, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be visible to the naked eye. Uranus and Neptune are also visible, but they will need a telescope or binoculars to see them. Toward the end of February, Mercury will join the parade and be visible on February 28, at the same time as the other planets.

Jan 23, 2025 · The best viewing for January's planetary parade is about 90 minutes after sunset, in as dark and clear a spot as you can find. Use binoculars or a telescope for an even better look. T he alignment ...

3 days ago · 2025 is starting off with a bang for skygazers, with a planet parade now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night...

Jan 15, 2025 · Arguably the best parade of the year commences on January 18, with Venus and Saturn appearing within 2.2 degrees, or roughly two pinky-widths, of each other. The parade will continue into...

Dec 30, 2024 · Cue the planet parade, Saturn and Venus cross paths, Mars expresses its opposition, and the outlook for the Quadrantid meteors. In January, you’ll have the opportunity to take in four bright planets in a single, sweeping view. Sky chart showing the planetary lineup visible after dark in January 2025.

Jan 17, 2025 · Six planets will form a rare planetary alignment in the night sky on Jan. 21; here is everything you need to know about the 'planet parade' including how to watch it at night.

Jan 14, 2025 · In February 2025, the seven planets joining Earth in our solar system will be visible all at once in the night sky as they get arranged in an extraordinary pattern called a “great planetary alignment," or in a more celebratory expression, a "planet parade."

Jan 19, 2025 · The eight major planets of our Solar System orbit the Sun in the same flat plane, and all at different speeds. Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, completes an orbit – a year for the planet ...