Planetary parade is forming in sky
In January, we will be able to see Venus, Mercury, and Mars at the same time.
A solar planetary parade is taking shape in the sky. For the first time since 2019, Venus, Mars, and Mercury will converge around the Sun. Venus and Mars are approaching first, and in January, Mercury will join them. On January 22, all three planets will be at their minimal average angular distance from the Sun, forming an almost diamond-shaped configuration together with it, according to the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy. After that, the alignment will begin to break apart. Mercury will drift away first, before the end of January, followed by Venus and Mars throughout February.
The next convergence of all three planets near the Sun (within 10 degrees) will occur only in 13 years, in September 2038.
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