Yesterday 5 Planets Align For The First Time In A Decade

For the first time since 2005, you’ll be able to see all five visible planets (Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury) at once – if you get up early enough, that is.
This Australian Geographic interview explains:

“Dr Alan Duffy, research fellow at Swinburne University in Melbourne, said that this reasonably rare alignment is ‘essentially a quirk’ of the universe. All the planets sit on a flat plane but have different yearly cycles – so for all five visible planets to happen to line up is ‘something well worth seeing,’ he said.”

The best time to see the planets is during the last week of January and first week of February, 45 minutes before sunrise. If you have an Android device, the SkEye app will show you where to look in your hemisphere.