Mars–Jupiter conjunction, 1 December 2033

Mars and Jupiter come closest together in the sky on 1 December 2033 around 08:23 UTC, at an apparent separation of 0.2° (about 0.4 Moon diameters). They stand at least 80° from the Sun, so they are not lost in its glare.

Visibility from Hungary (calculated for Budapest): the best moment to observe is 1 December 2033, 17:08 CET: the target stands 30° high in the south, 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 (1 December 2033) 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).