This month, six planets - Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - are aligning in the night sky in an arc that will be visible until the last few days of August.
Four of these planets - Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn - can be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require strong binoculars or a telescope.
They will be visible from August 10, with the best viewing in the nights leading up to August 23, as there will be no moonlight to obscure the view and Mercury will be at its furthest point from the sun.
Saturn and Neptune will rise first between 8.30 pm and 10 pm local time, followed by Uranus between 11.45 pm and 12.45 am, Venus and Jupiter between 2.30 am and 3.30 am, and finally Mercury between 4.30 and 5.30 am local time.
This is the last time this particular alignment will happen until 2026, so planet watchers won’t want to miss it.
