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Planet Parade 2025: The New Year is here and it seems the universe is joining humans in the festive spirit, with a ‘planetary parade’ likely to take place in the first month of 2025.
The ‘planet parade’ is a rare astronomical phenomenon where all the planets appear aligned in a line, similar to a parade. Although it is difficult to capture all nine planets at once, previous views have shown Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Venus aligned.
livemint It brings you a complete guide on the dates of the Parade of Planets and when to see this event.
Planetary Parade 2025: When to watch
The planetary parade will take place twice in 2025, once in January and once in March.
Planet Parade: January 2025
Six planets, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, will be visible from January 21, 2025, and for about four weeks thereafter.
According to NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) report, while the naked eye can see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune and Uranus require a telescope to see.
Planetary Parade: When to watch in India
January 21 is a common date when the planet parade will be visible in all countries around the world including India. According to reports, the best time to view this planetary alignment in India will be after sunset, around 8:30 pm
Planet Parade: March 2025
The parade of planets will be visible once again in March, when Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Saturn and Mercury will join Mercury. According to reports, March 8 will be the best time to witness this event. At that time the crescent moon can also be visible in the night sky.
More information on Planetary Parade
When Earth is positioned on one side of the Sun along with several other planets, it creates the appearance of a planetary alignment in the sky. The narrower the sky area in which the planets are visible, the more striking and spectacular the alignment appears to the observer.
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