Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a "planetary parade," and most will be able to be seen with the naked eye.

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.

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I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Six planets are aligning with four visible to the naked eye in late January. Here's how to find them in Michigan.

Look, up in the sky, it's multiple planets. Throughout January, a quartet of planets are visible to the naked eye — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — according to NASA. "Jupiter, Saturn and Mars should be very easy to see.

Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, viewers should look towards the south in the evening sky, using the bright star Fomalhaut in the nearby Piscis Austrinus constellation as a guide to locate Aquarius.

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset "planet parade."

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to line up in the sky from our perspective here on Earth," John Conafay, CEO of Integrate Space, tells TODAY.com.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

Six planets align in a rare planetary parade visible across January and February offering stargazers an unforgettable experience.