Look up in the sky above Boise during the month of January and you might see a rare celestial occurrence in the night sky.
During January 2025, a large planetary conjunction involving four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will be visible with the naked eye, according to NASA. You’ll also be able to see the Quadrantid meteor shower peak on Thursday, Jan. 2 and Wednesday, January 3.
The four planets will be most visible together from Jan. 10, according to the Farmers’ Almanac . The night of Jan. 21 will be the best time to see them during the evening, according to Forbes.
The last time multiple planets lined up in a similar pattern was in June 2024 , when Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune aligned across the sky.
Here’s what to know about the unique solar occurrence happening this month.
How can you view the planets from Boise?
The planets of the solar system all move around the same orbital plane, according to National Geographic , so when several planets are on the same side of the sun as Earth, it looks as if they’re close together. In reality, the planets are many millions of miles apart.