Five Different Planets Will Align In The Texas Night Sky During An Incredibly Rare Display

If you love gazing up into the Texas night sky, you’ll be excited to learn about an incredibly rare celestial event taking place this month. Five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus – are visible to the naked eye just after sunset, and we have front-row seats to the spectacle right here in Texas. Here’s everything you need to know. If you have been wondering what planets are visible tonight in Texas, keep reading.

Calling all stargazers! An astronomical anomaly is lighting up the predawn sky this month, and the entire world (that includes Texas!) is lucky enough to get a front-row seat.

Five planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus) are visible to the naked eye just above the western horizon.

The planets appear to be in a straight line because they all move on the ecliptic, or the plane of our solar system. This is an illusion, however; they are actually many light years apart from one another.

If you want to witness the spectacle, definitely keep an eye on the western sky as the sun sets.

To see all five planets, you'll have less than an hour to catch Mercury and Jupiter before they slip below the horizon. Venus and Uranus will follow. You may need binoculars to see Uranus as it is the dimmest of the bunch. Mars will be a bright red dot above the crescent moon for the first few days and below the moon for the last.

The peak of the event will occur from March 25 to March 30. The best time to view all five planets in one night is from March 25 to March 28 in the western sky right after the sun sets.

Since all five planets can be seen with the naked eye, you won't need any special equipment. That being said, binoculars and telescopes definitely provide a clearer and more up-close view, so if you have access to one or both, have at it.

One of the best places to experience this rare alignment is in Big Bend, Texas. Watch this video to see why:

The Texas night sky is bursting with stars, and there are numerous places to enjoy this event away from big cities. Have you seen this rare celestial event yet? If so, do you have plans to watch it? Tell us your thoughts in the comments! For more stargazing in Texas, check out our previous article about this beautiful dark sky park in Texas.