Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

The planet parade refers to when planets form a relatively straight line across the night sky. While they aren’t exactly in a straight line, and are, in reality, millions of kilometres apart in space, they appear relatively close from Earth. Each planetary parade can involve up to all the planets. In January 2025, the planet parade will involve:

Stargazers are being treated to a rare planetary alignment this month, also known as a “planet parade”, with most of the planets visible in the night sky at the same time. Astrophysicist Dr Rebecca Allen,

"This is, incidentally, why we sometimes observe planets appearing to approach closely to each other on the sky, as we view them along a line while they careen around the cosmic r

A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when to look up at the stars.

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and when to catch the event.