Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

Venus will shine brightly with a magnitude of -4.5, while Saturn will have an apparent magnitude of 1.0 (lower and/or negative numbers indicate brighter objects in the sky).

A six-pack of planets will line up and light up the night sky this month, folks. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will align for our viewing pleasure from now until mid-February.

As evening twilight ends at 6:15 p.m. EST, Venus will be 30 degrees above the southwestern horizon with Saturn 2.2 degrees to the lower left. Saturn will set first on the western horizon almost 3 ...

Venus will join forces with Saturn in Pisces — activating your bossy 10th house of career, reputation and public persona — marking a time to get serious about your career goals.

Between May 20 and 24, the moon, Saturn and Venus will meet in a mini 'planetary parade,' becoming visible in the northern hemisphere this week. Here's how and when to watch the 3-planet alignment.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be the easiest to spot. Uranus and Neptune also are part of the so-called alignment but will only be visible using a telescope.

Although Venus is brighter, Saturn and Jupiter in every other way are superior to Venus for observers. With a telescope magnifying 30-power, the famous rings of Saturn begin to be visible.