A rare cosmic event is set to light up the night sky with five planets perfectly aligning at the same time.
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are set to align on March 28, as confirmed by Starwalk.
The planets will appear at the same time just after sunset on Tuesday but it is believed they will also be visible in the sky the days before and after.
Experts said Jupiter and Mercury will appear as ‘two bright objects’ close to the horizon.
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars are set to align on March 28 and will be able to be seen by the naked eye (pictured, stock image of the solar system)
The planets will appear at the same time just after sunset on Tuesday but it is believed they will also be visible the days before and after (pictured, a map identifying the most visible objects in the night sky on March 28)
However, the duo will only be visible for less than hour after sunset before disappearing out of sight.
Venus will be the easiest to see with the naked eye, as it’s the third-brightest object in the sky, and will be spotted higher in the sky alongside Uranus.
Mars will appear bright red and be positioned quite high up, visible closer to the moon.
The planetary alignment set to take place within a 50-degree sector of the sky.
US astronomer Gary Swangin said Venus, Mars and Jupiter will be able to be viewed with the naked eye.
However, a pair of binoculars may be required to see Mercury and Uranus, he told the New Jersey Herald.
Space-lovers can get a glimpse of the rare planetary alignment with the naked eye, but Gary Swangin said a pair of binoculars may be required to see Mercury and Uranus (pictured, stock image)
This won’t be the last opportunity for any space-lovers keen to get a glimpse, with another planetary alignment happening on April 11 and then later in the year on August 24.
Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will also be making up another five-planet alignment on June 17.
Former Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin shared his excitement on the upcoming space event in a post on Twitter, writing:
‘Don’t forget to look to the sky (at) the end of the month for the planetary alignment which will have at least five planets – plus the moon – all visible in almost an arc shape as seen from Earth.’
