Overview
- Reports point to the best viewing roughly 30–60 minutes after sunset, including about 6:42–7:12 p.m. CST in Mexico City and roughly 6:00–7:30 p.m. local across U.S. time zones.
- Most outlets identify Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn as naked-eye targets, while Uranus and Neptune are fainter and typically require binoculars or a small telescope.
- View toward the western to southwestern horizon from a dark site with a clear, low skyline; apps like Stellarium or Star Walk can help pinpoint each planet for your location.
- Livestreams are expected from astronomy channels such as the Virtual Telescope Project, and some reports anticipate NASA coverage, though a formal NASA stream is not confirmed.
- NASA notes the alignment is an apparent grouping from Earth rather than a true straight line in space, and visibility will depend on weather and local horizon conditions.