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.

Stargazers treated to rare sight as seven planets align in UK skies - Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn all lined up to brighten up the night sky on Friday.

Although NASA says these types of events are not especially rare, they’re still an excellent reason to go outside and do a little stargazing. In this hectic modern world, it’s natural to feel like your ducks aren’t in a row,