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See all 5 bright planets tonight

The parade of 5 bright planets visible in Earth's sky tonight will conclude with the moon and Mercury rising as darkness ebbs into dawn Wednesday morning.

See three planets tonight

Jupiter, Mars, Saturn can all be seen easily on these June evenings.

A fat hemisphere lies high above a dot, Spica. On the next night, it is next to the dot, and on the following night, it is below the dot. They are all above a wavy line, the horizon.

Visible planets and night sky guide for April and May

Visible planets and night sky guide. Tomorrow evening, look for the moon near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. The moon is waxing toward full this week.

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Don’t miss it!

The best time to watch the Lyrid meteor shower is before dawn on the morning of April 22. You'll have a dark and moonless sky. Good luck!

Deep blue sky, with Castor and Pollux, Procyon, Venus, Jupiter, moon at top and Mercury at bottom.

Morning planets parade, plus the moon and stars!

Have you seen the morning planets parade? The moon joined forces with Venus and Jupiter to put on a great show. Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were there too!

Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14!

Overnight on March 13-14, 2025, there will be a total lunar eclipse of the March Full Worm Moon visible from the Western Hemisphere.

Chart showing a green arcing line along a wide horizon showing the planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and the moon with labels.

See 6 planets in late August and early September

Do you want to see 6 planets at once? Wake up before sunrise and start hunting! Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be easy. Learn how to find the others here.

Sky chart showing 6 planets along a slanted green line with a thick crescent moon near the top.

Lineup of 6 planets in early June 2024

There's a lineup of 6 planets in the morning sky in early June. Will you see all of them? Find charts and observing tips here.

Some will see a partial lunar eclipse tonight

A shallow partial lunar eclipse takes place on October 28, 2023, visible in Europe, Africa, most of Asia and western Australia. Jupiter is the bright object nearby. Maps and details here.

Green ecliptic line with 3 positions of thin crescent moon and labeled dots for Venus, Mercury, Regulus and Mars.

The moon visits 3 rocky planets on July 18, 19 and 20

On July 18, 19 and 20, 2023, the moon visits 3 rocky planets in the west. Mercury, Venus and Mars will all pair up with the moon on back-to-back nights.

Morning sky with twilight starting with two bright dots that are Jupiter and Saturn.

True, 5 planets align June mornings. But …

5 planets align on June mornings. But only two of them - Jupiter and Saturn - are easy to see. Learn more about the planetary lineup here.

A deep penumbral lunar eclipse overnight tonight

A penumbral lunar eclipse happens tonight, May 5-6, 2023. It's visible from eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and Indonesia.

March 30, Venus and Uranus through binoculars. Venus at top right, bigger and brighter.

See 5 planets after sunset, in the sky or via video

This week you can see 5 planets arcing across the evening sky. They are Venus and Uranus, Jupiter and Mercury, and Mars. See charts here.

Three people with cameras on tripods, silhouetted in sunset, and two close points of light above.

Bright planets Venus-Jupiter 2023: Great photos here

The March 1-2 conjunction of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter has ended. Great photos from EarthSky's community here.

Wide field diagram showing 5 dots for planets along an aqua arc representing the ecliptic.

See all 5 bright planets in December 2022

You can see all 5 bright planets in the evening sky now (December 2022). Mercury and Venus are nearest the sunset. By the year's end, the waxing moon will sweep past them.

Chart of moon showing parallel path Mars will take behind it, as seen from various cities.

Moon occults Mars tonight: How to watch

How to watch as the full moon occults Mars tonight! How to watch with your eyes - and links to online viewing - for this unique and fascinating event.

Green line of ecliptic with thin crescent moon near an outlined teapot shape.

Moon near Teapot – toward Milky Way center – tonight

On the evenings of November 25 and 26, 2022, you can see the very young waxing crescent moon near the Teapot of Sagittarius.

Dawn with a mountain foreground, the moon and three bright planets.

See it! Morning planets and the moon in photos

In late March of 2022, the dawn sky put on a spectular show of morning planets and the waning moon. See EarthSky community members' photos here.

Conjunction time! See planets and moon March 28

See the morning planets - Venus, Mars and Saturn - in conjunction, plus the moon joins the view on March 27 and 28. If you get a great photo, send it to us!

Lit-up tree at end of a pier with colors of sunset and moon and planet above.

Photos: This week’s moon and planets after sunset!

Favorite photos - planets and moon - from the EarthSky community during the week of December 6 to 9, 2021. What a beautiful alignment of worlds!

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See all 5 bright planets tonight

See three planets tonight

Visible planets and night sky guide for April and May

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight. Don’t miss it!

Morning planets parade, plus the moon and stars!

Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14!

See 6 planets in late August and early September

Lineup of 6 planets in early June 2024

Some will see a partial lunar eclipse tonight

The moon visits 3 rocky planets on July 18, 19 and 20

True, 5 planets align June mornings. But …

A deep penumbral lunar eclipse overnight tonight

See 5 planets after sunset, in the sky or via video

Bright planets Venus-Jupiter 2023: Great photos here

See all 5 bright planets in December 2022

Moon occults Mars tonight: How to watch

Moon near Teapot – toward Milky Way center – tonight

See it! Morning planets and the moon in photos

Conjunction time! See planets and moon March 28

Photos: This week’s moon and planets after sunset!