The universe where we live is so much mysterious to us. In this mysterious world, Scientists are still not getting the 1 percent of knowledge of the universe. Planetary parade or planetary alignment is one of the rare views.
Humans are just part living being in this great cosmos. In news, planets are aligning which will show to the human naked eye.
This article, about planets and their rotation and how the world reacts to human life in a solar system and what are planetary alignments happen so let’s dig into this.
What is Planetary alignment?
When planets are aligned from the Earth’s perspective viewpoint is called Platenary alignment or planetary parade. In this time period, aligned planets come to one side of The sun.
In this alignment, planets are not aligned in a straight line like a Solar eclipse or Lunar eclipse.
It shows like this because of the viewer’s perspective. From the outside viewpoint, it is misaligned. But from Earth’s point show aligned due to the size of the planet and distance.
How planets are revolving
Most of the mythology says different things but some books like the Rig Veda of Indian Hindu culture already mention the revolution of planets and the revolution of the sun already mentioned almost 10thousand years ago.
Planets revolute around the sun in an elliptical path. But it is not true. They are rotating like springs but in an elliptical way and continuously move in a certain direction.
This is because Sun is not stationary, it also revolves around the center of the Milkyway Galaxy.
How Planetary alignment is going to happen
This alignment already started but it gives the best view on 28th March 2023. So Don’t Miss this amazing cosmic arrangement.
- You can see this when the sun set below the horizon.
- The planets which are going to be aligned are Venus, Mars, Uranus, Mercury, and Jupiter.
- The most visible planet is Venus due to its size which is approximately 0.95 in diameter to Earth and is nearer to Earth.
- Mars will follow Venus it will show with its exceptional orange hue color.
- Mercury and Jupiter are at the bottom of the Planetary alignment or planetary parade. Due to size and distance, they appear very small.
What are the times you can see this rare Planet alignment?
The planetary alignment can be seen at night only with your naked eye. However, the alignment timing will be different for different regions due to time zone differences.
According to Cameron Hummels, a computational astrophysicist at the California Institute of Technology said that the entire alignment will cover just about 70 degrees of the sky.
Everyone can see this rare opportunity for 20 to 30 minutes after sunset from 23rd march to 30 March.
For India, 6.36 pm to 7.15 pm is the best time to see this rare view.
Planet’s size with respect to Earth’s
The size of Earth is about 12742 kilometers which are 7918 miles. By taking this as a reference you can know that the size of other planets which is not accurate but it is approximately the same.
- Mercury is 0.38 times the diameter size of the Earth
- Jupiter is 11.2 times the diameter of Earth
- Mars is 0.53 times the diameter of Earth
- Saturn is 9.45 times the diameter of Earth
- Neptune is 3.88 times the diameter of Earth
- Uranus is 4.01 times the diameter of Earth
- Venus is 0.95 times the diameter of Earth
The smallest planet in the Solar System is Mercury approximately 4880 kilometers (3032 miles), and the largest planet Jupiter is approximately 142984Km (88,846 miles). This shows Jupiter is about 11 times the diameter of Earth.
conclusion
This rare planetary alignment is a most fascinating event for astronomy lovers and other people also. The way it is visible from Earth when such big planets are coming aligned and closer to each other is a fabulous moment.
In this generation, this event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people. This type of event won’t happen until 2040.
This event is a reminder of the vastness and complexity of the cosmos and provides an opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers to witness a rare and exciting occurrence.
If you have a smartwatch or Mobile make a reminder for this remarkable moment.
