Just 424 days after the last Epoch Conjunction, Venus and Jupiter pass again in the western, evening sky on August 27, 2016, shortly after sunset. The image above shows the two planets during were about one-third of a degree in separation during the 2015 conjunction. The 2016 conjunction is three times closer.
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2016: Jupiter at Opposition, March 8
Advertisements Jupiter is at opposition today (March 8). It rises in the east at sunset; appears in the south at midnight; and shines from the
Read more2016-2017: Venus, Evening Star
Advertisements This appearance of Venus has ended. During its evening appearance in 2015, Venus appeared near bright stars and planets. After a spectacular appearance in
Read more2016-2017 Venus Evening Star, The Diagram
Advertisements This chart provides the detail for the posting 2016-2017, Venus Evening Star. The chart was plotted using data from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s MICA
Read more2016: Five Planets Field Report
Advertisements Field Report: The five naked-eye planets as seen from Rochester, Michigan on February 5, 2016.
Read more2016, Saturn & Moon, Five Planets
Advertisements In the show of the five naked eye planets, the moon appears near Saturn on February 3. Look southward for the moon at about
Read more2016: Mars & Moon, Five Planets, February 1
Advertisements To see the five naked eye planets on the morning of February 1, look south for the moon. Reddish Mars is 2 degrees to
Read more2016: Five Planets in Morning, Jupiter & Moon
Advertisements To locate the five planets during late January 2016, the moon appears near Jupiter on the mornings of January 27 and January 28. Venus
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2016: Five Planets in Morning Sky, January-February
Advertisements The brilliant Morning Star Venus continues to gleam from the eastern morning sky in early 2016. The chart above shows the rising of Venus,
Read more2016: Venus & Saturn, January 9
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus passes Saturn on January 9, in the predawn sky. Look toward the southeast as the sky brightens. The chart shows the
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