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Don't Miss the Last Planet Parade Until 2028!

9/12/2025

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A "planet parade" features Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus in the pre-dawn sky.
Optimal viewing occurs 45 minutes before sunrise, with visibility starting two hours earlier.
The waning gibbous moon will appear near the Pleiades star cluster and bright stars of Taurus and Orion.
The moon will be 73% lit on September 12 and 62% lit on September 13, reaching its last quarter on September 14.
This marks the last significant planet parade until October 2028.

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A "planet parade" features Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus in the pre-dawn sky.
Optimal viewing occurs 45 minutes before sunrise, with visibility starting two hours earlier.
The waning gibbous moon will appear near the Pleiades star cluster and bright stars of Taurus and Orion.
The moon will be 73% lit on September 12 and 62% lit on September 13, reaching its last quarter on September 14.
This marks the last significant planet parade until October 2028.