Planetary Parade | Five planets come in rare alignment along with Moon in night sky

Five planets set to line up with Moon this week in rare 'planetary parade'

A spectacular 'celestial treat' will be served up for stargazers just after sunset tonight as five planets appear in a straight line alongside the Moon in the sky

Planetary Parade | Five planets come in rare alignment along with Moon in night sky

Planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus aligned with the Moon forming an arc across Monday's evening sky, with some being clearly visible to the naked eye of humans. Such an alignment is often termed "a planetary parade" and was visible to people after sunset in the west. Clear skies and a good view of the horizon gave people the best chance to see the alignment of planets.

Five planets line up with Moon in night sky

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned in an arc across the evening sky.

Five planets aligned with Moon in sky in 'parade'

The planets Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars lined up next to each other last night in line with the Moon.

Five planets flush with the Moon in the sky

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the Moon aligned yesterday evening by drawing an arc in the sky, part of which was visible to the naked eye. Planetary alignment is considered quite unusual because it includes Uranus, one of the most difficult planets to detect from Earth.

Five planets aligned with the Moon

Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars were side-by-side flush with the Moon as of last night.