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Conjunction

Moon–Venus Conjunction

Moon and Venus appear about 1.1° apart in Aquarius.

Your local time

18 Feb 2026, 11:47

Universal time

18 Feb 2026, 06:17 UTC

Time since

Partially visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow

Moon and Venus pass close together on the sky, separated by roughly 1.1 degrees at closest approach. They are not physically near each other — this is a line-of-sight alignment — but the pairing is striking to the unaided eye and easily fits in a single binocular field.

Observation details

Visibility
Partially visible
Best viewing time
18 Feb 2026, 19:17
Direction to look
SSE · azimuth 147°
Altitude at peak
46.5°
Equipment
Naked Eye
Minimum separation
1.12°
Constellation
Aquarius

At the exact peak the sky is still bright, but the object is -4° high in darkness nearby.

New Delhi, India

28.6139°, 77.2090° · default location

Photography & observing tips

  • Both objects fit comfortably in a single binocular field, and often in a telescope's low-power field.
  • Wide-angle shots that include foreground landscape make the pairing far more striking.
  • Twilight conjunctions photograph beautifully — expose for the sky, not the planets.

Other conjunction events

The nearest occurrences before and after this one.