Just After Sunset Each Evening – 4-Planet Parade
Throughout January, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars can be seen in the night sky.

Just after sunset, looking south we can see Venus and Saturn low in the sky. Jupiter shining brightly above and Mars glowing red in the eastern sky. They’re all visible tduring clear conditions. A telescope reveals two other planets, Uranus and Neptune.

The planets align along the ecliptic, the solar system’s orbital plane, they seem close together.

Every evening in January, Venus and Saturn will appear closer together, appearing the closest on Jan. 17-18 before gradually moving apart. This is a rare event in the heavens for Earth people to observe planetary movements (the transits in the sky, the movement across the sky, the coming together, the separating of the planetary Lords in the heavens). Risa