Eclipses, Conjunctions, Alignments and Celestial Phenomena

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According to one researcher, it will take 896 billion years for all the planets to align. Which means it will never happen!

Have all 8 planets ever aligned?

The solar system's eight planets will never truly be in a straight line, but they can get close to it.

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Lineup of 6 planets now gracing our morning skies​

You’ll easily see two planets! You might see two more with binoculars, assuming you have a very clear and unobstructed sunrise horizon. The other two? It’ll be very tough, if not impossible, to see Uranus so close to the sun. Only experienced observers with telescopes and finder charts will have a shot at seeing Neptune. But Mars and Saturn will be easy to spot. Another two – Mercury and Jupiter – are brighter than Mars or Saturn, although exceedingly low in the sky in the 20 minutes or so before sunrise. So Mercury and Jupiter will be tough, but perhaps not impossible, to spot in the twilight. And – from the Northern Hemisphere at least – you’ll need binoculars to glimpse them.

Now the good news! The moon will pass along this line of planets over the first five mornings of June. The moon can help you find the planets. The best two mornings to look will be June 3 and 4. Then the moon will be below Mars and Saturn, pointing to the place you’ll find Mercury and Jupiter, near the sunrise point as dawn is breaking.

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6 planets in the planetary alignment on August 28, 2024​

The next planetary alignment will take place on August 28, 2024. In the early morning, six planets — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn — will align in the sky. You will be able to see Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye, however Mercury will be closer to the horizon and harder to spot. To see Neptune and Uranus, you'll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars. Let's take a closer look at the conditions for observing the planets.

Yellowish Saturn (mag 0.6) will be in the sky from late evening on. It will be visible with the naked eye in the constellation Aquarius. Neptune (mag 7.8) will be located in the nearby constellation Pisces, but you’ll need high-powered binoculars to spot it. In the morning, when the other planets rise, Saturn and Neptune will move down to the western horizon.

Later at night, Uranus (mag 5.7) will rise. It will be located in the constellation Taurus, visible with high-powered binoculars.

Jupiter (mag -2.3) and Mars (mag 0.8) will rise next. The planets will be visible to the naked eye in the constellation Taurus. The waning crescent Moon will also shine nearby, providing an even more spectacular view.

At dawn, Mercury (mag 1.7) will rise. The planet will be located in the constellation Leo. It will be visible to the naked eye, however don’t wait too long to see it, as the Sun will soon rise next to it.

Planetary Alignment 2024: What Is It? When Is the Next Planetary Alignment?

Six planets will line up in the sky on August 28, 2024! Discover how to see them all and get a glimpse into the science behind planetary alignments.

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This alignment coincides with an earthquake forecast around August 30.

EARTHQUAKE FORECAST
updated 24 August 2024, 18:38 UTC

Stronger seismic activity can occur around the 25th. A cluster of critical lunar geometry on 27-28 August can result in larger seismic activity around the 30th. SSGEOS

MAGNITUDE PROBABILITY​

updated 26 August 2024, 08:15 UTC

6.0-6.4	6.5-6.9	7.0-7.4	7.5-8.4	8.5+
70%	70%	60%	50%	40%

The last SSGEOS forecast for the period August 19-23 was not met so let's wait and see.

 

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Celestial Events September 2024​

● September 8: Saturn at Opposition - The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. Saturn will be visible all night long.

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● September 18: Full Moon, "Super moon" - This is the first of three super moons in 2024. This moon is also known as the Corn Moon and the Harvest Moon.

● September 18: Partial Lunar Eclipse - The eclipse will be visible throughout most of North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and most of Europe and Africa.

● September 20: Neptune at Opposition - The blue giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. Neptune will be visible all night long.

● September 22: September Equinox - This is the first day of fall (autumnal equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring (vernal equinox) in the Southern Hemisphere.

MESTA - Celestial Events 2024

What happened in the last 6-planet alignment on August 28, 2024?

4 earthquakes M6+

This alignment coincides with an earthquake forecast around August 30.

EARTHQUAKE FORECAST
updated 24 August 2024, 18:38 UTC

Stronger seismic activity can occur around the 25th. A cluster of critical lunar geometry on 27-28 August can result in larger seismic activity around the 30th. SSGEOS

M 6.6 - 21 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
2024-08-25 23:29:07 (UTC)
20.000°S 174.300°W
131.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 6.1 - 59 km W of Pangai, Tonga
2024-08-25 23:30:52 (UTC)
19.798°S 174.918°W. 106.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

Very strong earthquake in El Salvador

● M 6.1 - 60 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
2024-08-28 21:57:56 (UTC)
12.998°N 89.562°W
33.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 6.0 - 117 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
2024-08-30 04:24:23 (UTC)
52.970°N 160.369°E. 27.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

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Solar System Geometry Survey

EARTHQUAKE FORECAST​

updated 9 September 2024, 11:22 UTC

Six planetary conjunctions from 5 to 8 September can result in strong to major seismic activity around the 10th. Venus will be in a near quadruple conjunction from 10 to 12 September converging with three lunar conjunctions which can result in a major seismic event.

Stronger seismic activity above average can occur in the first two weeks of September.

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MAGNITUDE PROBABILITY​

updated 10 September 2024, 6:22 UTC

6.0-6.4	6.5-6.9	7.0-7.4	7.5-8.4	8.5+
80%	70%	70%	50%	30%