On January 25, 2025, a uncommon astronomical occasion will happen when a number of planets in our photo voltaic system align in a selected configuration. This alignment, referred to as a planetary conjunction, will contain the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn showing shut collectively within the night time sky.
Planetary conjunctions will not be unusual, however the alignment on January 25, 2025, is notable as a result of it will likely be the primary time in over a century that these 5 planets shall be seen concurrently within the night time sky. The final time an analogous alignment occurred was in 1901, and the subsequent time it’s anticipated to occur is in 2161.