There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The six planets are visible now, and will remain so until late February.

Four planets are visible in the night sky immediately after sunset, with Venus and Saturn in the southwest, Jupiter high in the southeast and Mars in the east. The best time to look is about 45 ...

The photo shows the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn and masking the planet and its rings from Earth's view. The ringed planet disappears behind the unilluminated part of the moon ...