Conjunction

Mars near Jupiter

1.2° apart · before dawn

Mars and Jupiter are 1.2° apart — look in the morning sky before dawn. A finger held at arm's length covers about 1°.

For the background, read Eclipses in Moon, planets & eclipses.

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