The order in which the planets will align on Sunday is Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, and they will be accompanied by a crescent moon.
The alignment will be visible to sky-watchers everywhere, but the ideal date to see the planets with the closest alignment might differ depending on where you are in the world.
Planetary alignments: What to knowIt’s important to note that this alignment is not happening in space, but just in the sky as seen from our planet.
This kind of planetary alignment is in fact not rare at all.
“Jupiter will be the easiest to spot, because it’ll be the brightest thing in the sky after the moon,” Pattle said.
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