Alignment of five planets can be seen from Peru tomorrow: know in which regions and times

The National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology of Peru (Senamhi) reported that in much of Peru the alignment of five planets can be observed. This event will be seen during the early morning and early hours of the morning due to the low cloud cover that the country will have between June 23 and 24.

They are the planets of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn that can be seen this Friday, June 24 from Puerto Maldonado (Madre de Dios), Ica and Tacnarevealed the entity on its Twitter account.

After 18 years Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be able to be seen with the naked eye. Photo: Senamhi

According to RPP News, the five planets will be aligned half an hour before sunriseextending diagonally from the east, when the waning Moon is between Venus and Mars.

According to the aforementioned medium, This phenomenon has not occurred for 18 years. Also, the quintuple conjunction of planets only happens once almost two decades.

The The last time an event of this type could be seen was in 2004. Now we will live it this 2022 and the next time it would be in 2040.

It should be noted that the use of telescopes or special objects will not be necessary to see the alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

“The planets tend to move closer and further away from each other, but this is an especially fun order. It’s just a coincidence.” said Michelle Thaller, a NASA astronomer. “It’s kind of a really fun tour of the solar system that you can do for free.”