As soon as the sun sets, catch Venus and Jupiter cozying up to signal the calendar flip into spring and the start of their conjunction. The March planetary rendezvous is set to put on a dazzling show Wednesday night.
Venus, the most illuminated planet, and Jupiter, the gas giant, will look like two orbs nearly touching — separated by less than 1 degree in the night sky. Conjunctions occur when two planets, a planet and a star, or a planet and the Moon appear from Earth to be nearly grazing each other. But this conjunction is different because of the closeness of the planets.
The two planets will make a slow-motion run toward each other Wednesday and Thursday nights before parting ways until May 2024, according to Noah Petro, a scientist with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project at NASA. The last time Venus and Jupiter were in conjunctionThe next time Venus and Jupiter will be as close as they are now will be on Feb. 7, 2032, according to Rice.
So, if you care to find the two sundown showstoppers, look to the western sky — as the character Elphaba says in the musical “Wicked.” Away from bright city lights and where skies are clear, the couple should be visible to everyone on Earth with the naked eye, but binoculars or a telescope will bring the pair more into focus.After Thursday, Venus will slowly ascend higher from the horizon with each passing night.
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