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Picture of the Day · NASA

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

J. Rheden

Discovery site

Vienna Obs.

Discovery date

1 October 1916

Pronunciation

/ l iː ɒ n ˈ t aɪ n ə /

Named after

Lienz , (discoverer's home town)

Alternative designations

1916 AP · 1935 BN, 1953 FL 1 · A902 EC