While Jupiter and the moon make a pretty scene, you\u2019ll have to tear your eyes away and look toward the western horizon where the sun has recently set. There you\u2019ll find a cluster of planets that will also soon be setting. Venus is the brightest, but it\u2019s also currently close to the horizon. So it will be competing with the evening glow of twilight.<\/p>\n
Mercury is dimmer and a bit north of Venus. Next is Saturn, a bit higher above the horizon. So it will be visible as the sky gets darker. But to see any of these three, you must have a flat horizon with no buildings, trees or other obstructions blocking your view.<\/p>\n
So that\u2019s only four planets, and really just one of them is easy to see. There are two other planets in the sky that night as well. Uranus is close to the pretty star cluster known as the Pleiades<\/a>, while Neptune is not far from Saturn. But both of these planets require optical aid to see. <\/p>\n Star charts for the planetary parade<\/p>\n Why do posts on social media point to February 28? It\u2019s a bit of a mystery, because the planets have been in these same general positions for weeks. Planets don\u2019t move that quickly. Perhaps this date is popular because the moon is at one end of the line of planets, near bright Jupiter.<\/p>\n Check out the charts below to find where the planets are, in case you want to hunt them down yourself. And keep up with where the moon and planets are every night with EarthSky\u2019s visible planets and night sky guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bottom line: Rumors of a February 28 planet parade are sweeping the internet. Will you be able to see six planets in a line? Get the details here.<\/p>\n Listen to this month\u2019s \u201cPlanetary Parade\u201d with NASA\u2019s Chandra<\/a><\/p>\n![\"February](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/All-sky-late-Feb-evenings-40-min-NH.jpeg\")
As seen from across Earth toward the end of February \u2013 about 40 minutes after sunset \u2013 the bright planet Jupiter will be in the east. Very low in the west, just above the horizon, is Venus, Mercury and Saturn. Note that these planets lie along the path the sun travels in the daytime (the green line on our chart, or the ecliptic<\/a>). Chart via EarthSky<\/a>.
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It\u2019s true that there are 6 planets in the sky after sunset in mid-to-late February. But 3 (Venus, Mercury and Saturn) are hiding near the sunset\u2019s glow, and 2 (Uranus and Neptune) require optical aid to see. Yet you can see them if you have patience, persistence, optical aid, a detailed star chart and a location with a clear view to the western horizon. And anyone can spot bright Jupiter, not far from the famous constellation Orion<\/a>. Chart via EarthSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n