Overview
- The pairing will reach its closest apparent approach on Tuesday, June 9, when Venus and Jupiter will sit about 1.5–1.6 degrees apart low in the western sky shortly after sunset.
- Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi confirmed a free public viewing on the front lawns of Teen Murti Bhawan starting at 7:30 PM with visibility cited until roughly 8:30 PM, weather permitting.
- Astronomers recommend looking 45 minutes to two hours after sunset toward an unobstructed western horizon and say the conjunction is easy to see with the naked eye while binoculars or small telescopes will enhance the view.
- The close appearance is a line‑of‑sight effect: the planets remain far apart in space (Venus roughly 180 million km from Earth and Jupiter about 900 million km) and such conjunctions recur about every 10–15 months.
- Observers who miss the peak still have several clear evenings to view the pairing and should note related events on the sky calendar, including Mercury appearing low in mid‑June and a limited Moon occultation of Venus on June 17.