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I mean the whole eclipse was shortly before the sunset and shortly after the sunset you could see 6 planets nearby. That's quite unique, don't you think?

• ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
  No. It would not be unique if it were true, and what you said is false. "Unique" is a one-time occurrence. Perhaps we could say a unique alignment is once in a human lifetime. There will be more eclipses, and the planets are nearly always there to be found! Everything in our solar system is cyclical! During totality, you may possibly have glimpsed Venus, Mercury, Jupiter. Shortly after the sunset, only one planet was visible (besides Earth): Venus. The others were below the horizon. See my GP post. I don't know what you mean by "nearby". Jupiter and Mercury are quite close, and making a closer approach within a couple of days. The planets, as sibling points out, are strung out along the ecliptic plane. From our vantage point on Earth, there are wide distances between most. There is a very wide distance across the sky for the set of six. The set of six planets are on the night side and they are most visible just before sunrise. Not after sunset. Check your reliable websites: NASA, ESA, Sky & Telescope, EarthSky. Check a reliable simulation app, such as Stellarium. Don't trust your randos on social media.