Jupiter, the largest after the Sun in the solar system, will be at its biggest and brightest on Monday night.

N Sri Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Society of India said the planet, which has a system of rings, is at its closest approach and thus would appear bigger and brighter than usual.

He said that the planet can be seen with naked eyes an hour after the sunset in the eastern direction. It will be visible all through the night and at midnight one can spot it in the southern direction at a higher elevation.