The seven-planet alignment has come and gone, and now we'll begin to see the best and brightest of the planets disappear from view, but the show isn't over just yet!
Tonight, 5 March 2025, we see Jupiter have a close encounter with the Moon, which will make for a wonderful sight in the evening sky.
You can then follow it over the course of the next two evenings and watch the Moon drift away from Jupiter and towards Mars.
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5 March
On the evening of 5 March, Jupiter and the Moon are close together in the evening sky.
You'll find Jupiter above and to the right of the constellation Orion, and to the left of the Moon.
It will appear like a bright 'star' in the evening sky, due south around 19:00 UTC as the sky gets properly dark.
Also in the same region of the sky you'll find the Pleiades open star cluster, which is a beautiful, blue collection of stars that appears like a smudge in the sky to the naked eye.
But even a modest pair of binoculars will reveal the individual stars of the Pleiades.
It's one of the best things for a beginner to observe, given how easy it is to see and just how spectacular it looks.
Also visible nearby is Aldebaran, an orange-hued star that's known as the 'red eye' of the constellation Taurus, the bull.
Appearing to emanate from Aldebaran is a sideways V-shaped cluster of stars known as the Hyades.
This cluster, too, looks beautiful through binoculars.
It seems like Aldebaran is part of the Hyades cluster, but this is a trick of perspective.
In reality, the Hyades is actually about 150 lightyears away from Earth, whereas Aldebaran is about 65 lightyears away.
6 March
Head out on 6 March and you'll see Jupiter in the same position as the night before. But the Moon has moved!
The Moon appears to track eastwards night after night, meaning it can 'visit' several planets or stars over the course of a week.
The name for two celestial objects close together in the sky – as we're seeing with Jupiter and the Moon – is a conjunction.
Three or more and you have a massing.
Jupiter is still close to Aldebaran and the Pleiades, but the Moon appears to have moved.
If you're out with binoculars or a small telescope tonight, why not point it at Jupiter?
You may be able to make out its stripy appearance – the belts and zones of its stormy, gaseous atmosphere – or its four large Galilean moons, which should appear as tiny pinpricks of light either side of the planet.
7 March
Step out again tonight and look up at Jupiter. It's still close to the Pleiades and the Hyades, but now the Moon is even further away from it.
You might even notice that the Moon has begun to edge closer to a bright reddish star further east.
That's Mars, and the Moon is heading for a close encounter with it around 8/9 March.
The Moon will get closer to Mars as the week goes on, and if you keep an eye on it over the coming nights, you'll notice the Moon's lit portion is getting fuller by the day.
It's approaching full Moon, which it will reach on 14 March.
This will be the third full Moon of 2025, known as the Worm Moon, and this year it's going to be rather special.
The Worm Moon will undergo a lunar eclipse that's visible from the UK, Europe, North and South America and western Africa, among other places.
You can find out more about this in our guide to the 14 March 2025 lunar eclipse.
Just when you thought the planet parade was over, the night sky still has more tricks up its sleeve! It rarely fails to amaze.
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