SCIENCE

Five planets will align in late March

By Sanjana Shankar

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Glimpse celestial conjunction

Stargazers can witness a rare cosmic event as five planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus—and the Moon will come together between March 25 and 30.

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Heavenly celestial show

The five planets will be seen in the vicinity of each other, right after sunset,  in the final days of March but they will be the clearest on March 28.

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Celestial arc

The five planets will come together to form an arc-shaped appearance on the western horizon after sunset, with Venus being the easiest to spot.

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Celestial pairing 

Jupiter and Mercury will appear side-by-side and will only be visible for less than an hour after sunset.

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Mars

Mars will be visible for longer in late March, appearing bright red and high up in the southwest sky above the crescent moon.

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Heavenly sightings await

The bonus would be spotting Saturn, which will be low on the eastern horizon just after sunrise on March 27 and 28.

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