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    See 6 Planets Align on January 21

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    1. wiredmagazine on

      On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their alignment will be easily visible from almost all parts of the globe. But if you miss the chance to observe the night sky on January 21, don’t worry: There is plenty of time to see this planetary parade.

      The alignment will be visible for about a month, until mid to late February. The planets’ positions will, however, shift over this time, so their positions on January 21 will not be the same as their positions in late February.

      While conjunctions of two planets are somewhat common, alignments of five or more are quite rare. There will be two more planetary alignments featuring five or more planets this year, but after that, the next alignment of five or more planets [won’t happen until 2040](https://starwalk.space/en/news/what-is-planet-parade#:~:text=On%20September%208%2C%202040%2C%20five,around%2019%3A30%20local%20time.).

      Read more: [https://www.wired.com/story/see-6-planets-align-on-january-21-planetary-alignment-mars-venus-uranus-neptune-saturn-jupiter/](https://www.wired.com/story/see-6-planets-align-on-january-21-planetary-alignment-mars-venus-uranus-neptune-saturn-jupiter/)

    2. NinjaLanternShark on

      Just as an aside — this is a “visual” alignment, in our sky, not a “physical” alignment in space, like the one in the 70’s that allowed the Voyagers to slingshot their way past the 4 outer planets.

      (The budget cuts that dropped Pluto from the list was the beginning of the end for the poor guy…)

    3. MareC0gnitum on

      Jinkies, my country is overcast for weeks now and it will be for the next couple of weeks. We’ve only had one or two clear nights this year.