February 2021: Planets at a glance
While some planets spend time basking in sunlight, look for Mars’ visit with the Moon February 18.
Jan 29, 2021
Moon, Planets & Asteroids
January 2021: Planets at a glance
This month, Uranus completes its retrograde loop and resumes its eastward motion in the skies, and Mercury returns to view. Here’s more on the planetary events this month.
Jan 11, 2021
Seeing tonight’s Jupiter-Saturn conjunction
Weather report for December 21 got you down? See through the clouds — or at least commiserate — with RASC and Explore Scientific!
Dec 21, 2020
December 2020: Planets at a glance
December’s best show comes from Saturn and Jupiter, who spend more than two weeks less than a degree apart and meet December 21 in a “Great Conjunction.”
Nov 29, 2020
November 2020: Planets at a glance
November offers excellent opportunities to view Moon-planet pairings, as well as Mercury in the eastern pre-dawn sky.
Nov 02, 2020
October 2020: Planets at a glance
The Red Planet steals the show this month, passing closer to the Earth than it will for the next 15 years and providing the best opposition of the 2020s.
Oct 05, 2020
How do I see the zodiacal light?
How to see the zodiacal light, the leftovers of our cosmic neighbourhood’s formation some 4.5 billion years ago.
Sep 14, 2020
September 2020: Planets at a glance
Get ready for September’s night sky with this guide to the planets in our Solar System.
Sep 01, 2020
July 2020: Planets at a glance
Get ready for July’s night sky with this guide to the planets in our Solar System.
Jun 29, 2020
