PLANET alignment | A great alignment of the six planets this August: it will take 10 years to repeat itself

2024-08-16 10:03:36

We had astronomical events will occur in our solar system during this month. Regularly in August, a rare event has also been observed: the Tears of San Lorenzo – or also called the Perseids-.

Be careful when you promise to do something “when the stars are right” because that is exactly what will happen in the coming days. Together, six out of eight lives that makes up the The system will start working at approximately the same point in their respective orbits relative to the sun.

Life alignment

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune there are planets that will participate in planetary alignment, the astronomical term that refers to it Presence of more than two planets in the same quadrant or group of the sun. Since it is an alignment of six planets, we will talk about it greater planetary alignment.

Although it may seem to us that the planets form a straight line in the sky, in fact The probability of them lining up perfectly is very smallheld around seven times every thousand years.

For you to notice the alignment, they need to be alone on the same side of the sun and the distance between each of them is less than 26 degrees. After all, this branch of science is based on the appearance of man from Earth. All the planets orbit the sun almost in the same plane, from our planet we have seen this trajectory elliptically deformed.

Therefore, when we see an alignment in the sky, it is very likely that the planets are not in a straight line in space. In fact, when the Earth is part of the alignment, it is impossible to observe planets close to the Sun.

When will it be?

Mario Picazometeorologist at ‘eltiempo.es’, has been one of the first people to remember when this eternal event will take place in August. “Him August 28, 2024 A great morning alignment of the planets will take place […]. Take advantage of this event It will take another 10 years to rebuild itself“Explains the meteorologist in a publication on the X social network.

This event will last several days, but August 28 will be the morning in which it can be observed most in many places on Earth. The best day to see the lineup may vary depending on your location. Like the free night sky viewing app ‘Starwalk’a list of different locations around the world and the days when the planets will be seen in their lowest area of ​​the sky during this alignment, are:

• Abu Dhabi: August 23sector of the sky of 172 degrees.
• Hong Kong: August 23a complex sky of 173 degrees.
• Athens: August 24sector of the sky of 167 degrees.
• New York: August 24sector of the sky of 166 degrees.
• Tokyo: August 24168 degrees of private heaven.
• Berlin: August 26sector of the sky of 162 degrees.
• London: August 26sector of the sky of 162 degrees.
• Reykjavik: August 26sector of the sky of 158 degrees.
• Mexico: August 28sector of the sky of 178 degrees.
• São Paulo: August 30sector of the sky of 165 degrees.
• Sydney: August 30sector of the sky of 161 degrees.

Spain is on the same meridian as London, and also a little to the west of Berlin. Therefore, we can say that it is most likely that The best day to observe the alignment will be August 26. Fortunately, in Catalonia there are many night sky observation points with certificates of excellence.

In order to fully appreciate the event, it is important to keep in mind that it is best to attend spaces without visual obstructions or light pollution. The next alignments of the six worlds will take place early 2025but with different lives than those on this occasion.