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| North-western sky on the night of Saturday, February 28 as seen from Adelaide at 20:20 ACDST (half-hour after sundown, click on to embiggen). | Western sky on the night of Saturday, February 28 as seen from Los Angeles at 18:29 native time (half-hour after sundown, click on to embiggen). |
Regardless of a wide range of claims on the web, you will not be capable to see all 6 planets lined up on February 28, 2026.
The excellent news is that they’re lined up. The dangerous information is that they’re too deep within the twilight to see.
At civil twilight, half-hour after sundown, when you’ve got a clear, degree, unobstructed horizon, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune are invisible within the twilight glow (Mercury has set within the southern hemisphere), as is Uranus. Jupiter *would possibly* simply be seen. Venus could also be seen in binoculars (or when you’ve got superb eyesight) within the Northern hemisphere low within the twilight if the horizon situations are clear.
60 minutes later at astronomical twilight, when the sky is darker, Venus and Saturn have set (properly they’re proper on the horizon within the Northern Hemisphere) and Uranus will probably be simply seen in binoculars (Jupiter will probably be properly seen).
Labels: lineup, Mercury, Neptune, public outreach, Saturn, Venus
