With the naked eye you can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn at the same time (Photo: Shutterstock)

It’s a lucky day for skygazers, as all the planets in our solar system will grace the night sky tonight in a rare astronomical event.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen simultaneously with the naked eye, while the two outer planets, Uranus and Neptune, can be seen with binoculars or a telescope.

Yesterday, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars were all visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere, in that order, starting at the southwestern horizon and moving eastward.

Uranus, located between Mars and Jupiter, and Neptune, located between Saturn and Jupiter, can be seen with binoculars or a telescope until the end of the year.

As of Wednesday night, all the planets appeared to be just 1.5 degrees apart and will reach conjunction — their closest point — tonight at 21:00 GMT.

How do you recognize the planets?

All the planets in our solar system will grace tonight’s night sky in a rare astronomical image (Photo: Daily Mail)

Keep your eyes on the lower western part of the sky where you are most likely to see the planets.

The clearest view is expected to be about 30 minutes after sunset, with Venus disappearing about 40 minutes later each day until the end of the year.

Mercury will be the hardest to see with the naked eye, as it is in a bright part of the sky. However, you can still see it near its much brighter neighbor Venus.

The rest of the planets face east, with Jupiter appearing brighter than all the stars and high in the southern sky.

Mars will appear red and brighter than most stars, while Saturn, the second largest planet, will be golden as it appears in the southwest after going dark every day until 2023.

Even if you are an amateur sky watcher, you can still spot the planets with some sky scanning apps.