(OPINION) Is it just a coincidence that there will be a major planetary alignment on January 21st?
Just as Donald Trump returns to the White House, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will be aligning in the sky.
This planetary alignment of 6 planets will occur the day after the 60th presidential inauguration in our history takes place. Of course, there are many people out there who believe that the positioning of celestial objects is completely coincidental and could never possibly mean anything.
But in Luke chapter 21, Jesus specifically warned us that there would be “signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars” during the times just before His return.
And without a doubt, there certainly have been a lot of very unusual “signs in the sky” in recent years. Could it be possible that this is yet another “sign in the sky” that should be getting our attention?
I don’t have all the answers.
But hopefully I am asking some of the right questions.
It is being reported that six planets “will align in the sky” on January 21st…
The next planetary alignment will take place on January 21, 2025. In the evening, just after sunset, six planets — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn — will align in the sky.
Four of these planets (Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn) will be easily visible to the naked eye. You’ll need a telescope or high-powered binoculars to see Neptune and Uranus.
I was stunned when I first heard about this.
But that is not the end of the story.
Throughout the rest of this month and all of next month, all six planets will be visible in the night sky.
Then on February 28th, a seventh planet (Mercury) will join this “parade of planets”…
In January and February, we can witness this event taking place. The planets are not exactly lined up, so they will appear in an arc across the sky due to their orbital plane in the Solar System.
During clear nights in January and February, all of the planets except Mercury will be visible – an event sometimes called a planetary parade. On 28 February, though – weather permitting – all seven planets will be visible, a great spectacle for observers on the ground.
“There is something special about looking at the planets with your own eyes,” says Jenifer Millard, a science communicator and astronomer at Fifth Star Labs in the UK.
“Yes, you can go on Google and get a more spectacular view of all these planets. But when you’re looking at these objects, these are photons that have traveled millions or billions of miles through space to hit your retinas.” READ MORE