A Planetary Alignment on January 25?

Jan 7, 2025

By now, you might have seen the breathless announcements claiming that all 8 planets in our solar system - Earth included - will be IN A LINE on one side of the sun on January 25, 2025. Is it true? Nope. Why January 25? We have no idea. But there will be 6 planets in our evening sky throughout January. And yes, they're in a line ... like always. Join EarthSky's Deborah Byrd and John Goss at 12:15 p.m. CST (18:15 UTC) on Tuesday, January 7, as they give you the scoop on planets in January 2025!