Friday, May 7, 2027
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (MST)
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Venus and Saturn appear just 0.7° apart in the sky on May 07, 2027, reaching their closest approach at approximately 05:00 PM Phoenix time. A planetary conjunction is a beautiful celestial alignment where two planets appear very close together in the night sky, though in reality they are hundreds of millions of miles apart. The effect is purely a line-of-sight coincidence as seen from Earth. Conjunctions are best viewed shortly after sunset or before sunrise when the sky is dark but the planets are still above the horizon. How to watch: No telescope needed for bright planets — the naked eye is enough to appreciate the pairing. Binoculars will reveal both planets in a single field of view, and a telescope will show their disks and features side by side. Venus: Venus is the brightest planet in the sky — often mistaken for a star. It appears as a brilliant white point of light, visible in the west after sunset or east before sunrise depending on the time of year. Saturn: Saturn's famous ring system makes it one of the most rewarding objects to view through a telescope. Even a small backyard telescope reveals the rings tilted at a dramatic angle.
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