Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

The six planets were visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus.

The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun as the orbit of Mars.

Six of our cosmic neighbors are expected to line up across the night sky tonight, in what has been dubbed a "planetary parade". Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being visible to the naked eye.

Six planets align in a rare planetary parade visible across January and February offering stargazers an unforgettable experience.

A parade of planets will be visible to skywatchers around the globe through the rest of this month and into February.

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The alignment, commonly referred to as a "planetary parade," will be visible to the naked eye for Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn, while Uranus and Neptune require a telescope for observation. The best viewing time is just after sunset, with the event lasting until the last week of February.

Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These two planets are visible in the southwest sky.

It will be "a celestial event where multiple planets in our solar system appear close together in the night sky."