The planets will begin closing in on one another ahead of a conjunction on Sunday (Jan. 22).
, also known as an appulse, on Sunday, . At the same time, Venus and Saturn will also reach conjunction, which is when planets share the same right ascension .
On Jan. 22, the planets will become visible from New York City at 5:18 pm EST , according to skywatching siteabout 14 degrees above the horizon in the southwest sky. The pair won't be visible for long, though — they'll sink below the horizon at 6:48 p.m. EST . But while they're visible on Sunday , they'll appear to be extraordinarily close together, just a tiny one-third of a degree apart, according to. That means they'll be close enough to see within the field of view of a pair of binoculars, and perhaps even some low-powered telescopes.
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