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Moon–Saturn Conjunction

Moon and Saturn appear about 3.9° apart in Aquarius.

Your local time

27 Dec 2025, 07:33

Universal time

27 Dec 2025, 02:03 UTC

Time since

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

Moon and Saturn pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 3.9 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
27 Dec 2025, 18:33
Direction to look
NE · azimuth 51°
Altitude at peak
-54.1°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
3.92°
Constellation
Aquarius

The event's peak happens below your horizon, but the same part of the sky reaches 56° later in the night.

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.