Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.

On the evening of January 21, a remarkable astronomical event will take place as six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn, align in a straight line, creating a stunning celestial "parade.

On Friday 17 January and Saturday 18 January, six planets will line up in the night sky, in an event that some astronomers refer to as a planetary parade. Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.

A rare celestial event is set to captivate skywatchers in January 2025, when six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible together in the night sky. On January 21, these planets will align in a formation known as a planetary parade,

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible after sunset, but social media claims about it being a rare "planetary alignment" are not correct. Here's how to see it.