Seven planets to appear simultaneously for last time until 2040

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The full planetary alignment will see Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn line up, though not all planets will be visible to the naked eye. A VLT near-infrared image of the planet Uranus and several of its moons taken by the European Southern Observatory Paranal Observatory in Chile 19 November, 2002 Experts have noted that the best time to witness the celestial phenomena is just after sunset when the stars begin to appear in the sky. “Mars will appear in the east, Jupiter and Uranus in the southeast, and Venus, Neptune, and Saturn in the west,” Dr Christopher Barnes, a senior lecturer at the University of Derby, told The Independent. Almost all the planets will be visible to the naked eye, except for Uranus and Neptune, which will require binoculars or a telescope.” Dr Barnes notes that taking time to observe the planetary parade can be beneficial for a person’s general well-being.