Planet conjunctions & sky events in Adelaide, South Australia
43 events visible from Adelaide until January 2028 · local time
Visible from Adelaide
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 3:49 AM, 11° up in the northeast: about 2.4° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 5:36 AM, 28° up in the northeast: about 1.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2. - Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 5:23 AM, 32° up in the northeast, about 1.2° apart. - Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 2:15 AM, 10° up in the northeast: about 4.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 2:45 AM, 14° up in the northeast: about 2.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5. - Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 2:36 AM, 32° up in the northeast: about 0.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Tue, Dec 29, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Dec 29 at 12:59 AM, 10° up in the east: about 4.0° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.1. - Mon, Jan 4, 2027Venus at greatest western elongation
47° from the Sun, the best morning view of Venus: look Mon, Jan 4 at 5:26 AM, 26° up in the east. - Sun, Jan 24, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sun, Jan 24 at 5:51 AM, 22° up in the northwest: about 3.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 1:37 AM, 40° up in the north. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 1:34 AM, 40° up in the north. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sat, Feb 20 at 8:37 PM, 11° up in the northeast: about 3.7° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Fri, Mar 5, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Fri, Mar 5 at 4:53 AM, 11° up in the east: about 1.8° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.1. - Sat, Mar 6, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Sat, Mar 6 at 6:32 AM, 15° up in the east: about 4.5° apart. Mercury is magnitude 0.6. - Wed, Mar 17, 2027Mercury at greatest western elongation
28° from the Sun, the best morning view of Mercury: look Wed, Mar 17 at 6:47 AM, 21° up in the east. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 8:06 PM, 25° up in the northeast: about 0.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Sat, Mar 20, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sat, Mar 20 at 2:33 AM, 19° up in the northwest: about 3.6° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7. - Sun, Apr 4, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Sun, Apr 4 at 5:53 AM, 25° up in the east: about 4.0° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9. - Fri, Apr 16, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Apr 16 at 12:09 AM, 11° up in the northwest: about 0.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Fri, Apr 16, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Apr 16 at 12:14 AM, 10° up in the northwest: about 6.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 0. - Sat, May 8, 2027Venus and Saturn close together
Best seen Sat, May 8 at 5:51 AM, 11° up in the east, about 0.6° apart — both fit in a binocular view. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 6:02 PM, 39° up in the north: about 6.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 11:15 PM, 11° up in the northwest: about 3.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5. - Wed, Jun 9, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, Jun 9 at 8:05 PM, 21° up in the northwest: about 1.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 10:14 PM, 11° up in the west: about 5.8° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Wed, Jul 7, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, Jul 7 at 5:49 PM, 29° up in the northwest: about 3.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Fri, Jul 9, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Jul 9 at 5:50 PM, 51° up in the north: about 4.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1. - Wed, Aug 4, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, Aug 4 at 6:06 PM, 12° up in the northwest: about 7.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7. - Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 9:09 PM, 11° up in the west: about 6.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Thu, Sep 2, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Thu, Sep 2 at 6:32 PM, 10° up in the west: about 5.2° apart. Mercury is magnitude -0.3. - Sat, Sep 4, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sat, Sep 4 at 8:58 PM, 11° up in the west: about 4.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Sat, Sep 25, 2027Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
26° from the Sun, the best evening view of Mercury: look Sat, Sep 25 at 6:46 PM, 19° up in the west. - Sat, Oct 2, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Sat, Oct 2 at 6:51 PM, 17° up in the west: about 4.9° apart. Mercury is magnitude 0.2. - Sun, Oct 3, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sun, Oct 3 at 7:52 PM, 33° up in the west: about 4.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.4. - Tue, Oct 19, 2027Saturn at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 12:59 AM, 48° up in the north. - Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:47 AM, 14° up in the east: about 6.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Sun, Oct 31, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Sun, Oct 31 at 8:21 PM, 12° up in the west: about 4.1° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.8. - Mon, Nov 1, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 1 at 8:22 PM, 23° up in the west: about 3.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Tue, Nov 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Nov 23 at 4:46 AM, 22° up in the east: about 4.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Nov 25, 2027Venus and Mars close together
Best seen Thu, Nov 25 at 8:50 PM, 15° up in the west, about 0.4° apart — both fit in a binocular view. - Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 8:54 PM, 14° up in the west: about 1.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 9:16 PM, 11° up in the west: about 2.0° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9. - Fri, Dec 31, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Fri, Dec 31 at 9:13 PM, 17° up in the west: about 5.9° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.
Not visible from Adelaide
These happen too low in a dark sky or too close to the Sun to see from here.
- Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Moon near Venus
- Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Mon, Feb 8, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Mon, Apr 19, 2027 · Mercury and Saturn close together
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, May 28, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Sun, Jun 6, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Fri, Jul 16, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Wed, Aug 11, 2027 · Mercury and Venus close together
- Fri, Aug 20, 2027 · Mercury and Jupiter close together
- Thu, Aug 26, 2027 · Venus and Jupiter close together
- Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Tue, Sep 28, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Thu, Nov 4, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Wed, Dec 29, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Wed, Dec 29, 2027 · Moon near Mars
What these events mean
- Moon near a planet: the Moon passes within 5° of a planet, as seen from Earth's centre (a finger held at arm's length covers about 1°). From Adelaide the gap can differ by a degree or so, and the Moon moves about its own width every hour.
- Two planets close together: a pair within 3° — an easy, striking sight when both are bright.
- Opposition: Mars, Jupiter or Saturn opposite the Sun, so it rises at sunset, is up all night and is at its brightest.
- Greatest elongation: Mercury or Venus at its furthest from the Sun, the best time to see it in the evening (eastern) or morning (western) sky.
“Best seen” is the moment within about a day of the event when every object is at least 10° above the horizon in a dark sky (sun at least 6° down). Calculated with Astronomy Engine; times assume a flat horizon. Add these to your calendar (.ics).