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Jupiter and Venus from Earth

2026-06-07

It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in 2012 was visible almost no matter where you lived on Earth. Anyone on our planet with a clear western horizon at sunset could see them. That year, a creative photographer traveled away from the town lights of Szubin, Poland to photograph a near closest approach of the two planets. The bright planets were then separated by only three degrees and his daughter struck a humorous pose. A faint red sunset still glowed in the background. Jupiter and Venus are together again this week after sunset, passing within a degree of each other about two days from today.

© Marek Nikodem (PPSAE) · via NASA APOD

Key facts

Discovered by

Z. Vávrová

Discovery site

Kleť Obs.

Discovery date

25 November 1979

Named after

Božena Němcová , (Czech writer)

Alternative designations

1979 WD · 1930 MQ, 1962 JP · 1975 XT 4 , 1978 JX · 1979 YB 10 , 1985 CQ 2

Minor planet category