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Conjunction
Moon–Jupiter Conjunction
Moon and Jupiter appear about 1.5° apart in Leo.
Your local time
27 Dec 2026, 21:49
Universal time
27 Dec 2026, 16:19 UTC
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Visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow
Moon and Jupiter pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 1.5 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
- 28 Dec 2026, 03:49
- Direction to look
- ENE · azimuth 78°
- Altitude at peak
- 5.7°
- Equipment
- Naked Eye
- Minimum separation
- 1.49°
- Constellation
- Leo
The object is 6° above your ENE horizon in a dark sky.
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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.