A handful of planets in the solar system are expected to line up in the night sky for a few days in January 2025. Here's when to look up at the stars.

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Skywatchers: A six-planet alignment peaks this week as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn come together for view shortly after sunset in the sky.

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to line up in the sky from our perspective here on Earth," John Conafay, CEO of Integrate Space, tells TODAY.com.

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

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

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

The best planetary alignment of the year is underway, with Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars stretching across the night sky. Winter can be the most challenging time of the year for stargazing since it is frequently cloudy or bitterly cold across North America.

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January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and when to catch the event.