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Conjunction
Moon–Jupiter Conjunction
Moon and Jupiter appear about 3.4° apart in Gemini.
Your local time
20 May 2026, 17:00
Universal time
20 May 2026, 11:30 UTC
Time since
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Partially visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow
Moon and Jupiter 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
- Partially visible
- Best viewing time
- 20 May 2026, 20:30
- Direction to look
- WSW · azimuth 246°
- Altitude at peak
- 75.6°
- Equipment
- Naked Eye
- Minimum separation
- 3.44°
- Constellation
- Gemini
At the exact peak the sky is still bright, but the object is 30° high in darkness nearby.
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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.