Have you ever seen a planet parade, also known as a planetary alignment? That's when several planets in the night sky line up, causing an exciting spectacle for astronomers, expert and amateur alike. ...

Stargazers will revel in a dazzling display as a six "planet parade" dances across the sky on Sunday, Aug. 10. The planetary alignment, casually called a planet parade, occurs when several planets ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. There’ s six-planet parade on Monday, Aug. 25, just before ...

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

The night sky offers us a variety of spectacles throughout the year, but for the remainder of the month, we have front-row seats to see—not one or two—but seven planets at once. Mercury, Venus, Mars, ...