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Moon–Mars Conjunction

Moon and Mars appear about 3.3° apart in Virgo.

Your local time

24 Sept 2025, 13:41

Universal time

24 Sept 2025, 08:11 UTC

Time since

Partially visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow

Moon and Mars pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 3.3 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
Partially visible
Best viewing time
24 Sept 2025, 19:11
Direction to look
S · azimuth 172°
Altitude at peak
49.1°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
3.31°
Constellation
Virgo

At the exact peak the sky is still bright, but the object is 5° high in darkness nearby.

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.