Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

Move over Mardi Gras, there’s a new parade gearing up to hit the skies this weekend. At any given time, most people can look up at the sky and see at least one planet, provided that they know where to ...

Five worlds — Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will arc across the pre-dawn sky all week in a spectacular “planet parade” that is now in its final phase. This week, a crescent moon will ...

Look up Saturday night (Feb. 28) to see a rare six-planet parade lining up across the evening sky! While not all six planets will be easy to spot, several bright planets will be visible shortly after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The best time to look for the planet parade will be 45 ...

A celestial event known as a planet parade will occur at the end of February. Six planets will appear in a diagonal line across the western sky an hour after sunset. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and ...

Six planets will align in the sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, in an event known as a "planet parade." Seeing all six planets will be challenging, as some will be close to the sun in bright twilight. Who’s ...