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The article provides a detailed guide to the major planetary events of 2026, including visibility windows, key conjunctions, and notable sky phenomena involving Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, helping skywatchers plan their observations throughout the year.
On August 27, 2025, a rare six-planet alignment will be visible in the pre-dawn sky, featuring Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune, with the best viewing about an hour before sunrise. Mercury will be the hardest to spot, and Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope. The event marks a rare opportunity to see so many planets aligned before the spectacle shifts to a five-planet show as Mercury slips into the sun's glare.
June offers a spectacular night sky with the Milky Way's glowing core visible all month, along with planetary alignments involving Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn, and the summer solstice marking the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, making it an ideal time for stargazing and celestial events.