There, on the horizon, provided viewing conditions are good, you should be able to make out all four planets aligned in a celestial row, although as some have pointed out Jupiter’s proximity to the horizon could make it a bit harder to make out.
“As keen stargazers likely already know, Saturn, Mars, and Venus have actually been clustering together since late March, but it won’t be until mid-April that Jupiter will join the party.
“A few days later – on around April 23 – the alignment is set to become even more spectacular, with the moon lining up to join the party on the right.
“When heavenly bodies align like this, it happens only in Earth’s skies, of course. Viewed from a different location in space, the position of each planet would be completely different.
“Nevertheless, planetary alignments are an amazing thing to witness, and they don’t happen very often – at least not with alignments involving as many planets as this.
That said, this month’s alignment, while rare itself, is really just an appetizer for an even more incredible event set to take place in June this year.”
