Mars–Saturn conjunction, 20 April 2026

Mars and Saturn come closest together in the sky on 20 April 2026 around 01:00 UTC, at an apparent separation of 1.2° (about 2.3 Moon diameters). They stand at least 22° from the Sun, so they are not lost in its glare.

Visibility from Hungary (calculated for Budapest): the best moment to observe is 20 April 2026, 05:15 CEST: the target stands 0° high in the east, in twilight, the sky is not fully dark yet. The calculation is for Budapest; elsewhere in the country rise and set times differ by only a few minutes.

In the page's interactive 3D model the time machine jumps to this moment (20 April 2026) and the camera takes the view that fits the event: a sky view from the visitor's city or Budapest. You can freely scrub time forwards and backwards.

Planet positions come from our own approximate calculation (about 0.1-1° accuracy, times within a few hours).