Rare Planetary Alignment on February 28, 2026

Hello dear readers.  On and around February 28, there will be opportunities to see several planets in the sky.   This will be shortly after sunset.

The planets that will be easy to see are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn.  The eagle-eyed watcher might get a glimpse of Mercury.  Only with binoculars might one also spy Uranus and Neptune.

My favorite smart phone app for locating such celestial objects is Stellarium.  Learn more at Starwalk.