Overview
- Skywatchers will see Venus and Jupiter appear about 1.5–1.6 degrees apart in the western twilight when the conjunction peaks on June 9, 2026.
- Observers are advised to look 45 minutes to two hours after sunset toward an unobstructed western horizon for the best view and to check local weather.
- Nehru Planetarium will host a free public sky‑watching session on the front lawns of Teen Murti Bhawan in New Delhi from 7:30 PM on June 9 with viewing expected until about 8:30 PM weather permitting.
- The close pairing is an optical effect caused by the planets lining up along our line of sight and does not mean the planets are near each other in space, with Venus much closer to Earth than Jupiter.
- Binoculars or a small telescope can fit both planets in one field of view and may reveal Jupiter’s four largest moons while telescopes will show Venus’s disk, and similar Venus–Jupiter conjunctions recur roughly every 10 to 15 months.