Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset "planet parade."

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.

There are six planets in the night sky all week, four of them visible to the naked eye and two of them getting very close indeed. Here's how to watch.

In January, stargazers will be able to see four bright planets, the close dance of Venus and Saturn, Mars at opposition, and celestial views.

A rare celestial event is set to captivate skywatchers in January 2025, when six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible together in the night sky. On January 21, these planets will align in a formation known as a planetary parade,

Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that the next won’t happen until 2040.