UpdatedMon, Dec 21, 2020 at 9:08 pm ET
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The latest Long Island forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Monday for the Christmas Star. (Michal Kata/Shutterstock)
LONG ISLAND, NY — All eyes will be on the sky Monday as Jupiter and Saturn come together to form the "Christmas Star," an occurrence so rare it hasn't happened for centuries.
The event is the same day as the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Sunset on Long Island is at about 4:25 p.m. and partly cloudy skies are expected. The planets will be most visible just after sunset to the southwest.
The last time Jupiter and Saturn were this close together was in 1623, according to NASA.