Planet conjunctions & sky events in Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 events visible from Halifax until January 2028 · local time
Visible from Halifax
- Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 6:19 AM, 61° up in the south: about 2.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 1:46 AM, 11° up in the east: about 4.9° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2. - Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 12:33 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 6:36 AM, 10° up in the southeast. - Mon, Nov 30, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Mon, Nov 30 at 3:05 AM, 45° up in the southeast: about 1.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Mon, Nov 30, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 30 at 6:45 AM, 54° up in the south: about 4.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5. - Sun, Dec 27, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sun, Dec 27 at 7:06 AM, 35° up in the west: about 4.1° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 7:09 AM, 37° up in the southwest: about 5.7° 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 7:06 AM, 24° 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 2.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 12:27 AM, 61° up in the south. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 12:34 AM, 61° up in the south. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sat, Feb 20 at 12:17 AM, 59° up in the south: about 1.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 4:46 AM, 10° up in the west: about 2.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 8:03 PM, 37° up in the east: about 6.7° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7. - Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 2:39 AM, 12° up in the west: about 5.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 8:34 PM, 57° up in the southeast: about 3.5° apart. Mars is magnitude 0. - Wed, May 12, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, May 12 at 9:12 PM, 51° up in the southwest: about 2.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 9:15 PM, 51° up in the southwest: about 5.5° 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 9:32 PM, 11° up in the northwest. - Tue, Jun 8, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Jun 8 at 11:15 PM, 11° up in the west: about 5.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 9:44 PM, 34° up in the southwest: about 5.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Tue, Jul 6, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Jul 6 at 9:49 PM, 10° 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 10:30 PM, 11° up in the west: about 5.4° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1. - Tue, Sep 28, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Sep 28 at 6:26 AM, 12° up in the east: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7. - Mon, Oct 18, 2027Saturn at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 12:59 AM, 52° up in the south. - Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:17 AM, 10° up in the east: about 5.2° 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 7:15 AM, 10° up in the east. - Mon, Nov 22, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Mon, Nov 22 at 6:36 AM, 45° up in the southeast: about 7.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Dec 30, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Thu, Dec 30 at 6:13 PM, 11° up in the southwest: about 2.7° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.
Not visible from Halifax
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
- Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Sun, Feb 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Thu, Mar 4, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Wed, Mar 17, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Sun, Apr 4, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Mon, Apr 19, 2027 · Mercury and Saturn close together
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · Venus and Saturn close together
- Sun, Jun 6, 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
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Tue, Aug 3, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Fri, Aug 6, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Wed, Aug 11, 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
- Sat, Sep 4, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Fri, Sep 24, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Fri, Oct 1, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sun, Oct 3, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Sun, Oct 31, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Mon, Nov 1, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Wed, Nov 24, 2027 · Venus and Mars close together
- Tue, Nov 30, 2027 · Moon near Mars
- Tue, Nov 30, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- 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 Halifax 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).