I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset "planet parade."

Rare planetary alignment featuring Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars promises celestial splendour in the southern hemisphere's twilight skies.

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

On January 25, 2025, a rare planetary alignment featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Mercury will occur. This celestial event, visible as an arc in the night sky, carries significant astrological meaning.

Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.

Venus with Mars makes the subject lascivious. Venus with Jupiter in the 9th Bhava confers great prosperity. Venus with Mercury in

There are six planets in the night sky all week, four of them visible to the naked eye and two of them getting very close indeed. Here's how to watch.

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Six planets grace the sky this month in what's called a planetary parade — Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye in January and part of February.