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5-Planet Parade Set to Grace the Pre-Dawn Sky on June 17—Just Days Before Summer Solstice

Skywatchers can expect an extraordinary celestial show over the next 24 hours, as five planets are set to form a “planet parade” in the morning sky on June 17. Early risers gazing skyward in the northern hemisphere may observe a quintet of planets—Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mercury—forming a somewhat ragged ascending arc across a…


5 Planets and Moon Set to Align to Form ‘Planet Parade’ Late March—Here’s What You Need to Know

The saga of the planetary parade now rolls into spring. As we cross the threshold from winter into bloom season 2023, five planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, and Mars—plus the quarter moon are set to align on March 28, forming an imperfect arc from low on the western horizon, heavenward toward the southwest. In just days,…