Astrology

How To See The Rare 5-Planet Alignment Happening This Month

Like ducks in a row.

by Brittany Beringer
The earth and saturn, illustrated. How To See June’s Rare 5-Planet Alignment
Margaret Flatley/Bustle

Ready to witness a rare space moment? Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all link up in a special alignment that hasn't happened in 18 years. These planets will form an arc near the ecliptic that will be visible from Earth.

Margaret Fla

Sky & Telescope

The alignment of the naked-eye planets was visible starting June 3, but you needed a pair of binoculars to see Mercury so close to the sun. The 40 minutes before sunrise on June 24, according to Sky & Telescope, is when you'll have the best view of the spectacle.

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