When we have five or more planets filing into a small sky area, an alignment is upgraded to parade status. Parade is not an official astronomical term and is used fast, loose and with a touch more whimsy than space experts usually allow for.

On Feb. 28, seven planets—Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn—will all grace the early evening sky. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars will be easy to spot with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars or a small telescope.

Beginning around sunset, Saturn will be situated closest to the horizon, followed by Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars higher in the sky. While Neptune and Uranus also are within Earth’s line of sight, they’ll require binoculars or a telescope and are extremely difficult to locate, astronomers say.

We are in for a celestial treat starting tonight. Stargazers look to the sky for what is being called the planet parade. For more on the big event we turn to FOX 5 meteorologist Jennifer Delgado.

The seven planets that makeup the Earth's solar system will align in the night sky tonight in what's known as a "planetary parade" but you only have a small window to see it -- get out there!! And, bring your binoculars,

With the stresses on planet Earth in the headlines, at work and your day-to-day life, do you need a reminder that we’re just a speck on a dot in the endless vacuum of space? If so, today’s your day. On Friday,