Mercury–Mars Conjunction
Mercury and Mars pass about 0.63° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
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| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Mercury and Mars pass about 0.63° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
The Moon reaches its full phase (Pink Moon).
Mercury and Saturn pass about 2.1° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Mars and Saturn pass about 1.8° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
Catalog refreshed . Dates and predictions come from the catalog used by Forecast Bar, with a source on every event.
Calendar day groupings use UTC. Event times adapt to your device’s time zone when JavaScript is available. Exact local visibility and weather can differ from the global catalog timing.
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