{"id":795593,"date":"2025-04-24T09:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795593"},"modified":"2025-04-24T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:31:08","slug":"planet-parade-of-mercury-venus-and-saturn-visible-this-week-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795593","title":{"rendered":"‘Planet parade’ of Mercury, Venus and Saturn visible this week : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot \u2014 but for those with a clear view of the horizon, Mercury can be observed hanging low and bright in the cosmos.<\/p>\n

This planet parade \u2014 when planets align in the sky and become clearly visible to the naked eye \u2014 is one of a handful to occur this year. <\/p>\n