Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a telescope to be seen.

A parade of planets will be visible to skywatchers around the globe through the rest of this month and into February.

A celestial show is underway. Six planets are forming a parade in the night sky over the next few weeks. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. A telescope will be needed to spot Neptune and Uranus.

Skywatchers: A six-planet alignment peaks this week as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn come together for view shortly after sunset in the sky.

A planetary conjunction, also known as a planetary parade, is set to cross the night skies this week, offering a rare opportunity for stargazers.

Six planets will be in alignment during the planet parade: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn.

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to line up in the sky from our perspective here on Earth," John Conafay, CEO of Integrate Space, tells TODAY.com.

You aren't too late to catch a glimpse of a so-called 'planet parade' in the night sky, although to see them all, you might want to grab a telescope.

Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a "planetary parade," and most will be able to be seen with the naked eye.

The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun as the orbit of Mars.