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On March 20, faster moving Mars overtakes and passes bright Jupiter in the morning’s southeastern sky.
One hour before sunrise, Jupiter is over 16° in altitude above the southeast horizon. This morning is the Jupiter – Mars conjunction! Mars is 0.6° to the lower right of Jupiter.
This morning the Saturn – Mars gap is 7.1°; the Jupiter – Saturn gap, 7.0°.
The next Jupiter – Mars conjunction is May 29, 2022 in the morning sky. At that conjunction the sky has 4 bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – in the southeastern sky. The moon is nearby, a few days before the closest Jupiter – Mars passage.
Link to summary of March 2020 planetary activity.