Mars–Jupiter conjunction, 19 July 2029

Mars and Jupiter come closest together in the sky on 19 July 2029 around 16:59 UTC, at an apparent separation of 1.6° (about 3.1 Moon diameters). They stand at least 82° from the Sun, so they are not lost in its glare.

Visibility from Hungary (calculated for Budapest): the best moment to observe is 19 July 2029, 22:14 CEST: the target stands 12° high in the south-west, under a dark sky. 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 (19 July 2029) 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).