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Venus–Saturn Conjunction

Venus and Saturn appear about 0.6° apart in Pisces.

Your local time

8 May 2027, 00:14

Universal time

7 May 2027, 18:44 UTC

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

Venus and Saturn pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 0.6 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
8 May 2027, 04:14
Direction to look
NE · azimuth 36°
Altitude at peak
-48.4°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
0.60°
Constellation
Pisces

The event's peak happens below your horizon, but the same part of the sky reaches -2° 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.