Rare ‘planet parade’ to be visible TONIGHT as six planets align in the sky – exact time for the best view

A RARE 'planet parade' wherever Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus volition align successful the nighttime entity volition beryllium disposable tonight.

The six planets volition determination into a ample arc that conscionable astir fits into your eye's tract of view.

Although it's important to enactment that lone 4 planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, volition beryllium disposable to the bare eye.

Looking astatine the sky, Mars volition beryllium successful the near country of the eye, with Saturn and Venus successful the right, Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy adept present astatine Nottingham Trent University, told The Sun.

Uranus and Neptune are ne'er disposable to the bare eye, arsenic they are excessively acold distant from Earth.

The 4 disposable planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, volition beryllium strung crossed the evening entity connected 18 January wherever you should beryllium capable to spot them from 5pm to 9pm section time.

Although, the "best conditions" volition beryllium astatine 6pm, with Mars, Venus, and Saturn astir 20 degrees supra the horizon, according to Dr Brown.

Three planets volition beryllium peculiarly casual to find.

"Mars, Venus and Jupiter volition beryllium the brightest objects successful the full sky," Dr Brown explained.

"Saturn is much similar the 10th brightest, but inactive casual to find fixed its proximity to Venus."

But if you're struggling to find them, effort utilizing a entity representation app similar Night Sky.

A 'planet parade' is erstwhile 4 oregon much planets enactment up successful the entity astatine once.

It volition beryllium disposable until 21 February, with the champion nighttime to presumption being 21 January.

Tips to presumption 'planet parade'

Head extracurricular aboriginal to let your eyes to set to the dark.

This mode you'll beryllium capable to spot Saturn, which won't beryllium arsenic agleam arsenic Mars, Venus and Jupiter.

Dr Brown has encouraged stargazers to find a spot with wide views towards the northeast and southwest.

"Then look for the brightest objects successful that ample country of the sky," helium said.

There volition beryllium nary request for cameras oregon telescopes, arsenic these volition lone bounds the information of the entity you tin see.

"These planets are agleam and casual to find arsenic they are the brightest ones around," helium added.

Don't interest if you miss it - an adjacent much spectacular show is coming.

On 28 February, each 7 different planets successful the star strategy volition look successful the nighttime entity astatine the aforesaid time: Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars.

It's not uncommon for a fewer planets to align - each it requires is for them to beryllium connected the aforesaid broadside of the Sun arsenic the Earth.

But it's rather uncommon for six planets to align, and adjacent rarer for seven.