In truth, the gravitational pulls of the planets on the Earthare so weak that they have no significant effect on Earth life. If three planets are in the same region of sky from Earth's point of view, they are not necessarily in the same region of sky form the sun's point of view.Īlignment is therefore an artifact of a viewpoint and not something fundamental about the planets themselves.Įven if the planets did all align in a perfectly straight line, it would have negligible effects on Earth.įictional and pseudo-science authors like to claim that a planetary alignment would mean that all of the gravitational fields of the planets add together to make something massive that interferes with life on Earth. Planetary alignment depends on your viewpoint. For this reason, they will never be perfectly aligned. Instead, they swing about on different orbits in three dimensional space. In reality, the planets do not all orbit perfectly in the same plane. If you look at a two-dimensional plot of the planets and their orbits on a piece of paper you may be lead to believe that all the planets will circle around to the same line eventually.
The planets in our solar system never line up in one perfectly straight line like they show in the movies. If you do miss out on the spectacle - don't worry. To differentiate between stars and planets, watchers should look for objects that don't twinkle amid the flickering stars.
This should also provide an unobstructed view of the horizon, avoiding buildings and any blaring city lights.īringing binoculars or even a telescope is handy too, especially for spotting the less obvious planets like Neptune and Uranus. NASA recommends checking the weather forecast ahead of time to find a cloudless area. June 17 is also the best day to spot these in the US, according to MRT, ahead of its new Moon 12:37 am (ET) the next day.īut, in order to catch a glimpse, it's important to find a good stargazing spot. Saturday morning is the best time to view each of the planets, but Saturn will actually rise in the dead of night on June 16 in the constellation of Aquarius.ĭuring the parade, Jupiter will be in the constellation of Aries, while Mercury will be in the constellation of Taurus.
It will occur in a 93-degree sector, meaning the planets will appear closer together in a small area of the sky. This alignment of planets is fairly uncommon, with the next event set to take place in April 2024.
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