Six planets will be visible to the naked eye and eight can be seen if you have a telescope or binoculars. The celestial event is called a planetary parade.

In the early hours of Monday, June 3, six of the eight planets — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will be present in the sky at one time, in an event known as planetary ...

The planet parade is not an extremely rare occurrence — it tends to happen at least every couple of years. In fact, the eight-planet alignment last happened in June.

6 planets align this January in a celestial late Friday/Saturday evening parade A six-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in visibility Jan. 17-18.

From the scorching surface of Mercury to the icy edges of Neptune, our planetary neighborhood is full of wonders. The order of the planets isn’t just trivia—it tells a story about temperature, ...

On Feb. 28, 2025, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will converge for a "great alignment" — or planetary parade — in the sky.

Related: What Are the Eight Planets in Order? Here is a list of the eight planets in order starting with the nearest planet to the Sun.

If you’d like to see all the planets of our solar system, this is a good week to do so. Step outside at dusk and you’ll notice the most obvious of planets in the southwestern sky. I’m ...