April 8th 2024 Planet Alignment. Planetary parade is a colloquial term that means, in the broadest sense, that several planets are present in the sky in one night. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk.

To learn more about how planetary alignments work, go straight to the “what is a planetary alignment” chapter. Planets aligning from the earth’s vantage point means multiple planets are on the same side of the sun, forming a linear line.