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Conjunction

Moon–Saturn Conjunction

Moon and Saturn appear about 3.4° apart in Aquarius.

Your local time

6 Oct 2025, 03:33

Universal time

5 Oct 2025, 22:03 UTC

Time since

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

Moon and Saturn pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 3.4 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
5 Oct 2025, 23:03
Direction to look
WSW · azimuth 254°
Altitude at peak
20.6°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
3.39°
Constellation
Aquarius

The object is 21° above your WSW 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.