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Moon–Jupiter Conjunction

Moon and Jupiter appear about 1.5° apart in Leo.

Your local time

27 Dec 2026, 21:49

Universal time

27 Dec 2026, 16:19 UTC

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Visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow

Moon and Jupiter pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 1.5 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.

Observation details

Visibility
Visible
Best viewing time
28 Dec 2026, 03:49
Direction to look
ENE · azimuth 78°
Altitude at peak
5.7°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
1.49°
Constellation
Leo

The object is 6° above your ENE horizon in a dark sky.

New Delhi, India

28.6139°, 77.2090° · default location

Photography & observing tips

  • Both objects fit comfortably in a single binocular field, and often in a telescope's low-power field.
  • Wide-angle shots that include foreground landscape make the pairing far more striking.
  • Twilight conjunctions photograph beautifully — expose for the sky, not the planets.

Other conjunction events

The nearest occurrences before and after this one.