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🪐FEBRUARY 28, 2026
That evening, six planets will appear lined up across the sky in a rare event astronomers call a “planetary parade.”
The lineup includes:
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Four of them, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye shortly after sunset.
Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars or a small telescope.
This happens because the planets orbit the Sun on roughly the same flat plane. From Earth, they occasionally appear to line up along that path, creating the illusion of a straight row across the sky.
Best viewing:
• About 30 minutes after sunset
• Look low toward the western sky
• Clear, dark skies will give the best view
Events with this many visible planets at once are not common.
The next similar alignment won’t occur for many years.
YTD comparison of U.S. gun violence, last year vs. this year.
So far, 2024 has seen:
↓ Fewer gun deaths
↓ Fewer gun injuries
↓ Fewer children shot
↓ Fewer teenagers shot
↓ Fewer mass shootings
↑ More defensive use incidents
↓ Fewer unintentional shootings
↓ Fewer murder-suicides
'Tis the season, though we wish the sunlight hours were evermore, it's time to fall back. Here's your reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends tomorrow, November 3!