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Six-Planet Parade Graces Tonight’s Dusk Sky, With Jupiter Easiest to Spot

The best views come 30–60 minutes after sunset toward a clear western horizon, with binoculars or a telescope required for Uranus and Neptune.

Six-Planet Parade Visible After Sunset on Feb. 28

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

Mercury Retrograde Begins Feb. 26 in Pisces, Running Through March 20

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

Six-Planet Evening Parade to Peak Saturday After Sunset

Six-Planet Alignment Peaks Feb. 28 With Mercury Best Spotted This Weekend

Six-Planet Parade to Peak on Feb. 28, but Only Some Will Be Visible Without Optics

Six-Planet Parade To Brighten Post-Sunset Skies Late February

Antarctic ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Set for Feb. 17, With Limited Ground Visibility

February–March Sky Guide: Ring of Fire on Feb. 17, Six‑Planet Lineup on Feb. 28, Blood Moon on Mar. 3

Six-Planet Parade Begins With Best Viewing on February 28

Juno Data Refine Jupiter’s Size, Finding the Giant Slightly Smaller and More Flattened

Six-Planet Evening Alignment Will Peak on February 28

Crescent Moon Brushes Past Saturn Tonight, With Neptune Nearby

Six Planets Will Cluster in the Sky Around February 28, 2026

Mercury, Venus and Mars Reach Diamond-Shaped Alignment Near the Sun Today

Jan. 18 New Moon Opens Prime Stargazing Window as Crescent Returns This Week

Jupiter Shines All Night as It Reaches Opposition Tonight

Rubin Observatory Study Finds Record-Fast Main-Belt Asteroid Spinning Every 113 Seconds