Well, five if you’re one of the astronauts who can gaze back at the beautiful blue world that we name Earth while trapped on the International Space Station.
You can see all of these planets if you’re a sucker for a beautiful night sky, so I’d suggest heading out to a remote place on a clear night and looking up.
Unfortunately, the nearest planet to our star—also known as the sun—will not be seen since Mercury is on the other side of the Sun.
The remaining ones, however, are difficult to overlook: observers from west to east will be able to see Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in that sequence and in different sizes.
The two brightest planets in the sky will be Venus and Jupiter, and it’s simple to locate the former: It will be blazing back at you if you only gaze west after sunset.
Since Saturn is the most distant of the four planets, it may be a little more difficult to see, yet if the sky is clear, you could still be able to see it in places with light pollution.
