Planet parade 2025: Four planets visible in the night sky
WASHINGTON - Stargazers have a treat this month with a good view of some of the planets that they will be able to see clearly after sunset without the use of a telescope or binoculars.
Timeline:
January 15 will provide stargazers the opportunity to see Mars in the night sky.
On January 17 and 18, Venus and Saturn will come within about 2 degrees apart in the sky, according to NASA.
All month long, Venus and Saturn will be visible in the southwest, Jupiter high overhead and Mars in the east.
If you have a telescope, you can spot Uranus and Neptune as well.
What they're saying:
"Tonight it is a big one, Mars, because Mars is what we call officially at opposition. It is directly opposite the sun, so it's going to rise at sunset, be visible all night and will remain visible in the sky throughout the rest of January," says Greg Redfern, a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador. "Then, on the seventeenth, we have brilliant Venus, the brightest thing, as I said besides the moon and the sky. It's going to be joined by the pale yellow Saturn."
The Source: This story includes information from NASA and reporting from FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart.