Planet conjunctions & sky events in Christchurch, New Zealand

Visible from Christchurch

• Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 4:29 AM, 11° up in the northeast: about 1.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9.
• Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 5:26 AM, 19° up in the northeast: about 3.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.
• Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
  Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 5:13 AM, 22° up in the northeast, about 1.2° apart.
• Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 2:55 AM, 11° up in the northeast: about 3.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2.
• Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 4:55 AM, 26° up in the northeast: about 2.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5.
• Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 5:06 AM, 33° up in the north: about 0.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4.
• Tue, Dec 29, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Tue, Dec 29 at 1:49 AM, 13° up in the northeast: about 3.8° 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 5:06 AM, 20° up in the east.
• Sun, Jan 24, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sun, Jan 24 at 5:31 AM, 20° up in the northwest: about 5.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5.
• Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 1:47 AM, 31° up in the north.
• Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 1:54 AM, 31° up in the north.
• Sat, Feb 20, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sat, Feb 20 at 9:17 PM, 11° up in the northeast: about 2.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5.
• Fri, Mar 5, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Fri, Mar 5 at 6:33 AM, 28° 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, 13° up in the east: about 5.7° 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, 18° up in the east.
• Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 10:56 PM, 30° up in the north: about 0.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4.
• Sat, Mar 20, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Sat, Mar 20 at 3:03 AM, 11° up in the northwest: about 3.9° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7.
• Sun, Apr 4, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Sun, Apr 4 at 6:13 AM, 25° up in the east: about 4.8° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 11:49 PM, 11° up in the northwest: about 2.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2.
• Fri, Apr 16, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Apr 16 at 6:34 PM, 24° up in the northeast: about 5.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.
• Sat, May 8, 2027Venus and Saturn close together
  Best seen Sat, May 8 at 6:41 AM, 15° up in the northeast, about 0.6° apart — both fit in a binocular view.
• Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Thu, May 13 at 5:52 PM, 30° up in the north: about 4.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1.
• Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, May 13 at 11:05 PM, 10° up in the northwest: about 5.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5.
• Wed, Jun 9, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Wed, Jun 9 at 8:45 PM, 11° up in the northwest: about 1.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Fri, Jun 11, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Jun 11 at 5:44 PM, 38° up in the north: about 6.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9.
• Wed, Jul 7, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Wed, Jul 7 at 5:49 PM, 24° up in the northwest: about 2.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8.
• Fri, Jul 9, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Jul 9 at 5:50 PM, 44° up in the north: about 3.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1.
• Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 9:19 PM, 11° up in the west: about 6.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Sat, Sep 4, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Sat, Sep 4 at 9:18 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 7:06 PM, 18° up in the west.
• Sat, Oct 2, 2027Moon near Mercury
  Best seen Sat, Oct 2 at 8:11 PM, 17° up in the west: about 3.7° apart. Mercury is magnitude 0.2.
• Sun, Oct 3, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Sun, Oct 3 at 10:12 PM, 10° up in the west: about 4.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.4.
• Tue, Oct 19, 2027Saturn at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 1:19 AM, 40° up in the north.
• Sun, Oct 31, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Sun, Oct 31 at 8:51 PM, 12° up in the west: about 3.9° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.8.
• Mon, Nov 1, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Nov 1 at 9:42 PM, 13° up in the west: about 2.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Nov 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Nov 23 at 5:06 AM, 19° up in the northeast: about 4.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Thu, Nov 25, 2027Venus and Mars close together
  Best seen Thu, Nov 25 at 9:30 PM, 14° up in the west, about 0.3° apart — both fit in a binocular view.
• Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 9:44 PM, 11° up in the southwest: about 0.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 9:46 PM, 11° up in the southwest: about 2.8° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Fri, Dec 31, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Fri, Dec 31 at 9:53 PM, 12° up in the west: about 5.4° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.