Don’t miss this weekend the exceptional alignment of the planets Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn – Futura

It is a rare configuration that will embellish the night sky from this Sunday, April 17: a perfect alignment of the four planets, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. Already, the first three have been visible together in the sky since the end of March; they will soon be joined by the gas giant Jupiter which will be close to the horizon. Only the northern hemisphere will be able to enjoy the show until the end of the month, with a peak around April 23. Peak visibility will be between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. when Jupiter exits the horizon. After this date, the planets will remain visible together, but will no longer form a single line. Here is shown the alignment of the four planets as it will be visible on April 23 at 5:45 a.m. in the south of France. © Stellarium But the best event is yet to come! On June 24, 2022, all the planets of the Solar System will line up in the sky: this is called a parade of planets. Among them, only five are visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. For the last two, Neptune and Uranus, astronomical glasses or a telescope will be necessary. All of them will run east to south — or north to east in the Southern Hemisphere, and will not necessarily be visible at the same time of night, due to their long stretch in the sky.