Cloudy weather might prevent people in San Diego County from seeing planets align in sky Saturday
Feb 27, 2026
Partly cloudy weather might prevent most people in San Diego County from seeing six planets aligned in the sky shortly after sunset on Saturday, the National Weather Service says.
The wind has been blowing offshore the past couple of days. But forecasters say it will reverse direction on Saturday, p
ushing thickening clouds to the coast. It might be possible to see the sky show from the local mountains.
NASA says that Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter will look like they are parading across the sky shortly after sunset, which will occur at 5:46 p.m. People should look just above the south-southwest horizon. Saturn, Venus and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye, if the clouds don’t appear. But powerful binoculars or a telescope will be needed to see the three other planets and to get a complete look at the parade.
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