After Friday's spectacle, a "planet parade" of this size won't appear in the night sky for several years, experts say.

Stargazers who haven’t had a chance to check out this month’s planet parade will want to look up soon because there’s something about the January event that is particularly special.

Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in what NASA calls a "planetary parade" that is a must-see for stargazers. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a star ...

There will be a large planetary alignment on Aug. 10, 2025, featuring Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn, ...

The parade of planets is seen above Souter Lighthouse in Whitburn, United Kingdom, Jan. 29, 2025. Simon Woodley/AP "Mercury is always hard to catch because it orbits so close to the sun.

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).

The planet parade that began in January will come to an end by mid-to-late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA.

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.