We have just witnessed the second full moon of the year, the so-called Snow Moon, in Berlin – and already the next special celestial event of 2026 is approaching: a six-planet constellation (planetary alignment). This is one of the most exciting constellations of the coming years, which will not be repeated in this form for decades.
As the name suggests, six planets are involved: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus ( very faint – barely visible to the naked eye). From mid to late February 2026 (approximately from the 20th to the 28th), they will not be in a perfectly straight line, but from our perspective on Earth, they will appear grouped together in the sky along the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun.
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This special planetary constellation is therefore not a cosmic “line in space,” but rather an optical perspective from Earth. You won’t see a perfectly straight line in the sky, but rather a beautiful, slightly curved chain of points of light. The brighter planets Venus, Jupiter, and Mars will be clearly visible. Weaker planets such as Saturn and Mercury will be lower on the horizon. Uranus will probably only be clearly visible with binoculars or a telescope. However, you won’t need a telescope for the other planets — they will be visible to the naked eye.
Sky apps such as Stellarium, SkyView, or SkySafari are helpful tools that can assist you in locating the planets precisely in the sky. Seeing five to six planets visible at the same time is quite rare — the next comparable visibility is not expected until the early 2030s.
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