Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn all align for first time in 11 years

From January 20 to February 20 sky-gazers can see the five planets almost literally lined up, as their positions along the ecliptic (the sun’s perceived path in our sky) form a diagonal line. Even the naked eye will be enough to see them, though a telescope and binoculars will help.

As for now, the planets are rising one by one during the night to finally meet early in the morning, around 45 minutes before sunrise. The moon will also appear in the display to form a triangle on February 6, with the other apexes being Venus and Mercury .... https://www.rt.com