Skywatch time as rare celestial show begins; 7 planets to align in March

IN a rare celestial event, seven planets of the Solar System will align by March this year.

- RISHITA KHANNA @Bengaluru

Six of them—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—will begin to come into alignment on Tuesday (January 21), while Mercury will join in on February 28.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, but Uranus and Neptune will require a telescope to observe the alignment, which is called a 'planetary parade'.