First, overnight tonight (from Thursday to Friday, Feb. 6-7), Jupiter will appear about 5 degrees away from the moon. Then, on Sunday (Feb. 9), Mars and the moon will be just 1 to 2 degrees apart.

Since the year 2000, Jupiter and Mars have been in conjunction just 11 times, according to Space.com. After Wednesday morning, it won't be until Nov. 15, 2026 that they cross paths again.

The encounter is an out-of-this-world example of right place, right time — as Mars zips past Jupiter, Earth will be in the perfect spot to see the two planets look as if they are within arm's reach.

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Since the year 2000, Jupiter and Mars have been in conjunction just 11 times, according to Space.com. After Wednesday morning, it won't be until Nov. 15, 2026 that they cross paths again.

The encounter is an out-of-this-world example of right place, right time — as Mars zips past Jupiter, Earth will be in the perfect spot to see the two planets look as if they are within arm's reach.

The closest in the past 1,000 years was in 1761, when Mars and Jupiter appeared to the naked eye as a single bright object, according to Giorgini. Looking ahead, the year 2348 will be almost as close.

MARS and Jupiter will almost touch in the night sky in a rare event that won’t happen again for nearly a decade. The planetary meet-up is taking place later this week, and last occurred in 20… ...

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Mars will disappear behind the moon on January 13, and on January 17 and 18, Venus and Saturn will appear very close... NASA sky chart showing the planetary lineup visible after dark in January 2025.