There is no scientific reason or phenomenon behind this occurrence. It’s just pure cosmic coincidence, and a wonderful coincidence too! This week, seven planets (sorry Pluto, not you) in our solar system can be seen at various points in the day in our skies. Venus and Mercury are bright enough to see in the mornings, while Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn will be easier to see at night. If you’re interested in seeing all of the planets, check out CNN’s full piece here.
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If you need to planets to be on the same side of the sun as the Earth then there's a 0.5^7 chance on average that would happen, or on average nearly 3 days per year. Also, Pluto is very near Jupiter in the sky (see https://heavens-above.com/PlanetSummary.aspx?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=UCT ) so potentially visible. But at magnitude 14.4 you'll need about an 8-inch telescope to see it, if I read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apparent_magnitude correctly. The next dimmest, Neptune, is mag. 7.9 which can be seen (in dark skies) with binoculars.
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