Earth to align with Mars, Moon in lunar occultation on Tuesday morning

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Mars is set to disappear from the North American sky early Tuesday morning due to a rare, eclipse-like event known as occultation.

This happens when the earth, Moon and Mars align, causing the red planet to pass behind our lunar neighbor.

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According to AccuWeather, this kind of event happens only a few times per decade for any given spot on the terrestrial surface.

To witness the occultation, folks will not need a telescope since Mars and the Moon are both bright enough to see with the naked eye.

As for the folks on Pacific Standard Time, Mars will disappear at 3:36 a.m. and reappear 4:40 a.m.

Per usual, planet-gazers must pray for clear skies in order to see it.