WEB DESK: This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, and Saturn — will appear in Earth’s skies in a “parade of planets.”

This astronomical display, visible throughout January, promises to captivate observers with its brilliant arc of planets stretching across the heavens.

Even though this “parade” can be viewed during any clear January night, particularly promising dates are on January 21 and 25, as the moon will be in its final quarter. During this phase, the half-lit moon will rise at about midnight and it will be very dark, granted perfect viewing conditions. Even brighter ones will be visible from heavily light-polluted areas.

Look west on January 21, where Saturn and Venus have come very closely together, just after their closest conjunction from January 18. Jupiter can be seen brightly in the southern sky, while the east is dominated by Mars after its opposition on January 15. Lastly, Uranus and Neptune will be visible to everyone keen enough to get a telescope, as Uranus will be from Jupiter and Neptune will be above Venus.

The planetary spectacle grows even more exciting in March, as Mercury joins the alignment during its greatest elongation east on March 8. This tiny inner planet will nestle between Saturn and Venus near the western horizon. A delicate crescent moon will add to the beauty of the scene, while Neptune will hover alongside Mercury. Jupiter and Mars will continue to shine brilliantly above the horizon.

It does, however, come to an end, since Saturn will sink into the sun’s glare by mid-March. It will thus mark the end of all the marvelous sights.

People seem to think, and they are wrong, that the planets in this “parade” are not marching in the same direction.

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