(NewsNation) — You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.
According to AccuWeather, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible every evening through the first half of February, appearing in a line across the sky.
This is happening, AccuWeather says, because all six planets will be on the same side of the sun from Earth’s perspective. During the first nights of February, the crescent moon should line up with the planets as well.
The planets are spread far apart in the solar system, AccuWeather wrote.
Although it can be hard to see them in winter, four of the planets — Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn — can be spotted with the naked eye. To look at Neptune and Uranus, you will need a telescope, AccuWeather notes.
“Planets always appear along a line in the sky, so the “alignment” isn’t special,” NASA’s Preston Dyches wrote. “What’s less common is seeing four or five bright planets at once, which doesn’t happen every year.”
How to look at the planets
Venus, Saturn and Neptune will be grouped low in the southwestern sky, while Mars, Jupiter and Uranus are expected to be higher in the southern sky.
After the sun goes down on Monday, Feb. 3, the moon will hang in the sky between Venus and Uranus. In the following nights, it will go past Jupiter and Mars, AccuWeather said.
