Overview
- Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter are forecast to share the post‑sunset sky on February 28, with viewing favored shortly after dusk.
- Venus should stand out soon after sunset while Jupiter remains prominent high in the western sky for extended viewing.
- Uranus and Neptune will not be visible to the naked eye for most observers and are expected to require telescopes.
- Mercury and Saturn will sit very low near the horizon at sunset, making them hard to catch without an unobstructed, flat view.
- NASA notes the display is an apparent grouping along the ecliptic with no physical effects on Earth.