A planetary parade of six planets is visible in the morning sky through August 20, with Mercury joining Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. August 18 to 19 offers the best viewing, when the crescent Moon aligns with Jupiter and Venus before shifting into a triangle formation later in the month.

Five planets are currently visible from Earth at the same time, in what’s known as a planet parade – or a planetary alignment, in astronomical terms. It is a celestial phenomenon where planets can be seen from the Earth simultaneously.

Six planets will be visible in our skies for the next few days in the last “planetary parade” of 2025. Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will be visible in the early morning skies over America from Sunday, Aug. 17, to Wednesday, Aug. 20.