In June 2024, a planet parade featuring Saturn, the Moon, Mars and Jupiter was on display in the morning sky but only two planets could be observed with the naked eye.

Jupiter is the first planet to come out, perhaps 15 to 20 minutes after sundown. It is followed soon by Sirius in the south-southwest at a somewhat lower altitude above the horizon. How soon after ...

As for that "big ferocious beast" approaching on April 20, it's known as the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction. Thomas notes that when Uranus interacts with another planet, "shocks and surprises are ...