Venus and Mars close together

Exact moment (showing UTC)

Planet 1
Venus
Planet 2
Mars
Brightness
magnitude -3.9
Separation
0.3°

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What is happening

Venus and Mars appear only 0.3° apart, close enough to fit in the same binocular field. Look in the direction of the brighter planet.

Positions come from the JPL approximate planetary elements and are good to a few arcminutes; timings are accurate to within an hour or so.

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