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Moon–Venus Conjunction

14 Sept 2026, 15:41 local · 14 Sep 2026 10:11 UTC

Moon and Venus pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 0.7 degrees at closest approach. They are not physically near each other — this is a line-of-sight alignment — but the pairing is striking to the unaided eye and easily fits in a single binocular field.

At the exact peak the sky is still bright, but the object is 4° high in darkness nearby.

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Conjunction

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Bortle 6 skiesDark moonTrue astronomical darkness

Cloud data is unavailable, so this score reflects astronomical conditions only (moonlight, darkness and light pollution).

Sky quality: Bortle 6Bright suburban sky. Estimated; set it yourself for a better score.

Sunset

18:28

Astronomical dark

19:48

Moon

🌒 7%

Waxing Crescent

Moonrise

09:01

Moonset

Sunrise

06:05

Visible planets

  • Neptune10° E · mag 7.8

Best objects tonight

  • Neptune10° E
  • Arcturus26° W
  • Vega79° NNW
  • Altair67° SE
  • Antares25° SW
  • Butterfly Cluster26° SSW
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New Delhi, India

28.6139°, 77.2090° · default location

Exact light-pollution data isn't available here, so sky brightness is an estimate until you set your own Bortle class.

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