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Six Planets Set to Parade Across the Pre-Dawn Eastern Sky

Astronomers say the apparent line is a perspective effect, coinciding with a total solar eclipse alongside the Perseid meteor peak.

Moon Joins Mars, Saturn and Uranus in Pre-Dawn Sky

Venus Slides Past Regulus in a Weeklong Evening Show and Returns Near the Crescent Moon Next Week

Daytime Moon Occults Venus Across Much of the U.S. on June 17

Three-Planet Parade Visible Low After Sunset Tonight

Venus and Jupiter Close to a 1.6° Conjunction in Early June Twilight

Three Planets Will Form a Brief Evening Mini-Alignment in Early June

Crescent Moon Joins Venus, Jupiter and Mercury in a Low‑West Evening Planet Parade

Tonight: Crescent Moon Sits Between Venus and Jupiter in the Western Twilight

Predawn ‘Cosmic Triangle’ Briefly Brought Mars, Saturn and a Crescent Moon Together

Four-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade Peaks Worldwide April 18–20

Crescent Moon Pairs With Venus on the Vernal Equinox

Six-Planet Parade Lines Up Along the Ecliptic as Jupiter Shines Brightest

Six-Planet Alignment Visible Tonight Across U.S. and Mexico

Six-Planet ‘Parade’ Peaks Tonight in Brief Twilight Window

Six-Planet Evening Parade Graces the Sky Tonight After Sunset

Six-Planet Parade Visible After Sunset on Feb. 28

Six-Planet Parade to Line Up in Saturday’s Twilight Sky

Six Planets To Line Up After Sunset Feb. 28–Mar. 1

Six-Planet Parade Peaks Feb. 28 After Sunset: When, Where and How to Watch