Planet conjunctions & sky events in Bakersfield, California
35 events visible from Bakersfield until January 2028 · local time
Visible from Bakersfield
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 4:29 AM, 55° up in the southeast: about 1.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 5:46 AM, 63° up in the southeast: about 4.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2. - Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 12:23 AM, 11° up in the east, about 1.2° apart. - Fri, Nov 20, 2026Mercury at greatest western elongation
20° from the Sun, the best morning view of Mercury: look Fri, Nov 20 at 6:06 AM, 12° up in the southeast. - Sun, Nov 29, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sun, Nov 29 at 11:35 PM, 11° up in the east: about 1.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Mon, Nov 30, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 30 at 6:05 AM, 64° up in the south: about 3.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5. - Sun, Dec 27, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sun, Dec 27 at 6:26 AM, 42° up in the west: about 2.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 2:59 AM, 58° up in the southeast: about 5.2° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.1. - Sun, Jan 3, 2027Venus at greatest western elongation
47° from the Sun, the best morning view of Venus: look Sun, Jan 3 at 6:26 AM, 29° up in the southeast. - Sat, Jan 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sat, Jan 23 at 8:01 PM, 10° up in the east: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 12:07 AM, 70° up in the south. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 12:14 AM, 70° up in the south. - Fri, Feb 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Feb 19 at 7:37 PM, 34° up in the east: about 1.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Thu, Mar 4, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Thu, Mar 4 at 5:53 AM, 14° up in the southeast: about 3.8° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.1. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 2:56 AM, 27° up in the west: about 1.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 4:23 AM, 10° up in the west: about 5.7° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7. - Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 2:19 AM, 11° up in the west: about 3.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 8:04 PM, 63° up in the southeast: about 4.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 0. - Wed, May 12, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, May 12 at 8:32 PM, 61° up in the southwest: about 3.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 12:55 AM, 11° up in the west: about 6.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5. - Thu, May 27, 2027Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
23° from the Sun, the best evening view of Mercury: look Thu, May 27 at 8:42 PM, 13° up in the west. - Tue, Jun 8, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Jun 8 at 10:55 PM, 11° up in the west: about 3.7° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 8:44 PM, 47° up in the southwest: about 6.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Tue, Jul 6, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Jul 6 at 8:49 PM, 18° up in the west: about 3.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Thu, Jul 8, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Jul 8 at 8:50 PM, 29° up in the southwest: about 5.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1. - Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 8:29 PM, 20° up in the southwest: about 7.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Sat, Sep 4, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sat, Sep 4 at 7:58 PM, 15° up in the southwest: about 10.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Tue, Sep 28, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Sep 28 at 6:16 AM, 12° up in the east: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7. - Sun, Oct 17, 2027Saturn at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 12:49 AM, 62° up in the south. - Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:07 AM, 11° up in the east: about 6.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Thu, Nov 4, 2027Mercury at greatest western elongation
19° from the Sun, the best morning view of Mercury: look Thu, Nov 4 at 6:45 AM, 11° up in the east. - Mon, Nov 22, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Mon, Nov 22 at 6:06 AM, 52° up in the southeast: about 6.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Wed, Nov 24, 2027Venus and Mars close together
Best seen Wed, Nov 24 at 5:20 PM, 10° up in the southwest, about 0.3° apart — both fit in a binocular view. - Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 5:16 PM, 12° up in the southwest: about 4.9° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9. - Thu, Dec 30, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Thu, Dec 30 at 5:33 PM, 20° up in the southwest: about 2.5° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.
Not visible from Bakersfield
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
- Thu, Jan 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Tue, Feb 2, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Tue, Mar 16, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Mon, Apr 19, 2027 · Mercury and Saturn close together
- Thu, May 6, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · Venus and Saturn close together
- Sat, Jun 5, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Thu, Jul 15, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Sun, Aug 1, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sun, Aug 1, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Tue, Aug 3, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Tue, Aug 10, 2027 · Mercury and Venus close together
- Thu, Aug 19, 2027 · Mercury and Jupiter close together
- Wed, Aug 25, 2027 · Venus and Jupiter close together
- Tue, Aug 31, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Tue, Aug 31, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, Sep 24, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Fri, Oct 1, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sat, Oct 2, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Sat, Oct 30, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Sun, Oct 31, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Tue, Nov 30, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Tue, Dec 28, 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 Bakersfield 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).