Even if you can't see the seven-planet parade where you are, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible through Feb. 26 in Jackson, according to the Sky Tonight app. (Mercury and Saturn could potentially be low and faint.)

"This kind of event is rare," said Albert Zijlstra, Professor of Astrophysics at The University of Manchester. "September 8 2040 is the next time the five bright planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury) are visible simultaneously."

Did you miss the last planetary alignment in January? Well, you're in luck. The next one is on Feb. 28 and is viewable from Delaware.

In January, six planets appeared to line up in the night sky at once, commonly referred to as a planetary parade. The astronomical linkup is fairly common and can happen at least

Make time to head outside tonight after the sun sets and study the sky. Five of the brightest planets — Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Saturn — and even the faint Neptune and Uranus will align in a rare arc,

So far the parade has featured six planets: Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Feb. 23-26, they will be joined by a seventh, Mercury, which has just started to crawl above the horizon, before Saturn soon falls away. But again, this really depends on where you live.

In January, a rare planetary alignment occurred as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn all were visible in the night sky from Earth.

A great week of Maryland star gazing will kick off tonight with the full moon rising next to Venus and a rare planetary parade this month, February.

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will peak this weekend as Venus reaches its

Mercury has a rocky surface when, facing the sun, can reach highs of 800 degrees while overnight lows could reach minus 290 degrees, according to the space agency. Venus holds the crown of the hottest planet in the solar system, at 900 degrees.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune align in a rare celestial event, the last until 2040—coinciding with Mahakumbh’s finale.