Planet conjunctions & sky events in El Paso, Texas

Visible from El Paso

• Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 5:39 AM, 68° 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, 64° up in the southeast: about 5.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.
• Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
  Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 12:33 AM, 10° 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 11:55 PM, 13° up in the east: about 1.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2.
• Mon, Nov 30, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Nov 30 at 6:15 AM, 67° up in the south: about 3.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5.
• Sun, Dec 27, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sun, Dec 27 at 6:26 AM, 45° up in the west: about 3.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4.
• Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 3:49 AM, 65° 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 6:36 AM, 32° up in the southeast.
• Sat, Jan 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sat, Jan 23 at 8:11 PM, 10° up in the east: about 3.7° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5.
• Tue, Feb 2, 2027Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
  18° from the Sun, the best evening view of Mercury: look Tue, Feb 2 at 6:10 PM, 11° up in the west.
• Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 12:17 AM, 73° up in the south.
• Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 12:24 AM, 74° up in the south.
• Fri, Feb 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Fri, Feb 19 at 8:47 PM, 47° 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 4.1° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.1.
• Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 4:06 AM, 15° 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, 11° up in the west: about 6.0° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7.
• Sat, Apr 3, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Sat, Apr 3 at 6:23 AM, 11° up in the east: about 7.0° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 2:19 AM, 12° up in the west: about 4.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2.
• Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 8:04 PM, 65° up in the southeast: about 3.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.
• Wed, May 12, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Wed, May 12 at 8:32 PM, 65° up in the southwest: about 3.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1.
• Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, May 13 at 8:25 PM, 66° up in the southwest: about 6.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5.
• Fri, May 28, 2027Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
  23° from the Sun, the best evening view of Mercury: look Fri, May 28 at 8:42 PM, 13° up in the west.
• Tue, Jun 8, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Jun 8 at 10:55 PM, 12° up in the west: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 8:44 PM, 50° up in the southwest: about 5.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9.
• Tue, Jul 6, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Jul 6 at 8:49 PM, 20° up in the west: about 3.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8.
• Thu, Jul 8, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, Jul 8 at 10:30 PM, 13° up in the west: about 5.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1.
• Fri, Jul 16, 2027Mercury at greatest western elongation
  21° from the Sun, the best morning view of Mercury: look Fri, Jul 16 at 5:40 AM, 10° up in the east.
• Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 8:29 PM, 24° up in the southwest: about 7.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Fri, Sep 3, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Sep 3 at 8:08 PM, 11° up in the southwest: about 7.5° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Sep 28, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Sep 28 at 6:16 AM, 11° up in the east: about 4.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7.
• Sun, Oct 17, 2027Saturn at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 12:59 AM, 65° up in the south.
• Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:07 AM, 10° up in the east: about 6.0° 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 6:55 AM, 12° up in the east.
• Mon, Nov 22, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Mon, Nov 22 at 6:06 AM, 54° up in the southeast: about 6.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Wed, Nov 24, 2027Venus and Mars close together
  Best seen Wed, Nov 24 at 5:40 PM, 11° up in the southwest, about 0.3° apart — both fit in a binocular view.
• Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 5:34 PM, 12° up in the southwest: about 7.5° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 5:36 PM, 13° up in the southwest: about 4.6° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Thu, Dec 30, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Thu, Dec 30 at 5:43 PM, 23° up in the southwest: about 2.5° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.