{"id":319956,"date":"2026-03-09T02:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/319956\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T02:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:20:09","slug":"how-to-witness-venus-and-saturn-conjunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/319956\/","title":{"rendered":"How to witness Venus and Saturn conjunction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Footage released by NASA on Wednesday reveals aurora ribbons shimmering above Earth, while a thin orange line of the atmosphere highlights the planet\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Skywatchers across the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">U.S.<\/a> will have a chance to witness the rare planetary conjunction of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/venus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Venus<\/a> and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/saturn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saturn<\/a> tonight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This celestial event will begin shortly after sunset and will be particularly noticeable from locations with a clear view of the western horizon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/march-skywatching-guide-catch-blood-moon-planet-conjunction-auroras-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MARCH SKYWATCHING GUIDE: CATCH A BLOOD MOON, PLANET CONJUNCTION, AURORAS, AND MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Skywatchers in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a> will luck out with the best viewing conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GRAND-RAPIDS.jpg\" alt=\"Venus and Jupiter in sky\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">In the western sky, Venus and Jupiter are spotted to be near conjunction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (NWS Grand Rapids \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NASA<\/a>, the planets will appear to\u00a0be &#8220;about one degree apart, which is roughly the width of a single finger if you hold it at arm&#8217;s length.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, even though the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">planets<\/a> will look closer together in the sky, they will still be quite distant in space. In fact, Venus and Saturn will be nearly a billion miles apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Venus and Saturn conjunction isn\u2019t uncommon. It typically happens every 1 to 2 years, but the planets looking like they are 1 degree apart is what makes it rare.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2211907635-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">The conjunction of the planets was visible from 5.20 a.m. Italian time, about an hour before sunrise. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (\u00a0Fabrizio Villa\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Planetary Society, a conjunction is a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/astronomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">celestial event <\/a>when two planets or more planets appear close together from our perspective on Earth.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Planetary Conjunctions happen when planets in our Solar System orbit the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sun<\/a> in roughly the same plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-uncovers-former-start-exploded-supernova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NASA&#8217;S JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE UNCOVERS FORMER STAR THAT EXPLODED INTO A SUPERNOVA<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Sometimes these planets are far apart from one another and at other times they orbit on the same side of the Sun. When two planets are in the same orbit, this causes the planets to line up, appearing to be in conjunction when looking at them from earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-524630370-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Venus and Saturn are seen over the night sky near the town of Varna, Bulgaria, 09, Jan., 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Petar Petrov \/Impact Press Group\/NurPhoto\u00a0 \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">If you plan on watching tonight\u2019s conjunction, it would be best to find an area that is far away from a city or streetlights. Orient yourself to the west and in no time you will be able to see this celestial wonder.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Footage released by NASA on Wednesday reveals aurora ribbons shimmering above Earth, while a thin orange line of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[4645,165397,2147,111,139,69,6247,147,392,171549,182,3040,5495],"class_list":{"0":"post-319956","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-astronomy","9":"tag-earth-space","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-saturn","15":"tag-science","16":"tag-space","17":"tag-stay22","18":"tag-sun","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-venus"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}