02/23/2026
On February 28, 2026 ✨, six planets appear gathered along the same arc of sky in a striking evening planetary parade. While this alignment has been forming for weeks and will continue into March, February 28th is considered one of the most optimal viewing nights due to their spacing and visibility shortly after sunset. 🌅
In the United States, the best viewing window is approximately:
EDT 6:15–6:45 PM
CDT & MDT 6:30–7:00 PM
PDT 6:25–6:55 PM
Begin low in the western sky with Mercury near the horizon, then trace upward through brilliant Venus, Saturn and Neptune (close together), Uranus higher in the southwest, and finally Jupiter shining brightest in the east-southeast. The 93% illuminated waxing gibbous Moon will glow just below Jupiter, serving as a natural guidepost — though its brightness may make faint Uranus and Neptune more challenging without optics. 🌕
Astronomically, this is a visual alignment along the ecliptic — not a literal straight line in space, but a perspective convergence from Earth. These “planetary parades” aren’t once-in-a-lifetime events, yet they always feel powerful because our sky rarely presents this many visible planets at once. 🌎
Astrologically, much of this concentration falls across Pisces and Aries — the dissolving end of the zodiac and the ignition point of a new cycle. Pisces releases. Aries initiates. Saturn and Neptune emphasize the tension between dream and structure. Meanwhile, Jupiter stands slightly apart in Cancer, amplifying emotional intelligence, protection, and collective sensitivity. The Moon in Leo adds visibility and heart-centered expression to the atmosphere. 🌙💫
When so many archetypal forces cluster in one sector of the sky, it can feel like compressed momentum — insight building, energy intensifying, thresholds opening. 🙏
When the sky compresses like this, collective energy intensifies. Look up, and notice what shifts within. 💜
