Venus, Saturn and dim Neptune will form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28, with Mercury hovering on the periphery.

The next major alignment will take place on Feb. 28, 2025, when six planets — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars — will be observable in the sky, according to Star Walk.

The image was taken at 4 a.m. BST (11 p.m. EDT / 03:00 GMT) and showcases a fleeting "celestial triangle" that appeared just before sunrise."The planets Saturn, Venus and the waning crescent moon ...

All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

Here's what to know. When can you view the 'smiley face' in Michigan? The triple conjunction is April 25, 2025. The alignment will occur in the predawn hours, at about 5:30 a.m., Live Science said.

Each planet takes a different length of time to orbit the sun: Venus, for instance, completes one orbit in 225 days, while Mercury zips around the star in 88 days and Saturn takes 29.4 years to ...

This month, stargazers will be able to see seven planets in the evening sky, in a celestial event known as a great alignme nt. Five planets — Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury — will be ...