The King Of The Planets

This weekend marks a truly spectacular celestial event as Jupiter, the “King of the Planets,” reaches its peak brilliance on January 9 and 10, 2026. This rare alignment is called an opposition, and happens when Earth passes directly between the Sun and Jupiter, placing the gas giant on the exact opposite side of our sky from the Sun. Because of this perfect positioning, Jupiter rises in the east at the same moment the Sun sets in the west. It stays…