Getting outdoors isn’t easy this time of year because of the heat, but there’s a great reason to get up early when temperatures are at their coolest for a rare alignment of five planets.

What You Need To Know

  • Five planets will be visible on the southeastern horizon

  • The best time to look will be around an hour before sunrise

  • They'll be visible without a telescope until early July

About an hour before sunrise, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible in the southeastern sky without a telescope or any other equipment.

It’s the first time in 18 years that these five planets have appeared together, and astronomers encourage you to look up to check it out.

For most of Texas, the best time to look is around 5:30 a.m. or roughly an hour before sunrise.

The line-up in Texas looks different from the southern hemisphere, as seen in the photo below, which was taken in New Zealand.

Mercury hangs low in the sky, closest to the horizon, while Venus should be easy to spot. It's typically the third brightest object in the sky beyond the moon and sun. Hanging up high above, look for Saturn almost due south.

If you spot the incredible planetary alignment, be sure to snap and share a picture with us via the Spectrum News app.

There's no rush: this cool view should be visible through early July. After that, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says it'll be another 18 years before it happens again.