Planet conjunctions & sky events in Houston, Texas

Visible from Houston

• Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 5:59 AM, 70° up in the southeast: about 1.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9.
• Mon, Nov 2, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Mon, Nov 2 at 6:06 AM, 66° up in the southeast: about 5.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.
• Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
  Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 12:53 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 6:16 AM, 12° up in the east.
• Mon, Nov 30, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Mon, Nov 30 at 12:55 AM, 22° 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 6:25 AM, 69° up in the south: about 4.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.5.
• Sun, Dec 27, 2026Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sun, Dec 27 at 6:46 AM, 44° up in the west: about 3.3° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4.
• Mon, Dec 28, 2026Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Dec 28 at 4:59 AM, 66° up in the south: about 5.3° 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 6:46 AM, 33° up in the southeast.
• Sat, Jan 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Sat, Jan 23 at 8:31 PM, 11° up in the east: about 3.3° 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 6:30 PM, 11° up in the west.
• Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 12:37 AM, 75° 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, 76° up in the south.
• Fri, Feb 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Fri, Feb 19 at 9:57 PM, 59° 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 6:13 AM, 17° up in the southeast: about 4.3° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.1.
• Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 4:36 AM, 11° up in the west: about 1.7° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4.
• Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 4:33 AM, 12° up in the west: about 6.4° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7.
• Sun, Apr 4, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Sun, Apr 4 at 6:33 AM, 11° up in the east: about 4.7° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 2:39 AM, 10° up in the west: about 4.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2.
• Thu, Apr 15, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, Apr 15 at 8:24 PM, 68° up in the southeast: about 3.7° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.
• Wed, May 12, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Wed, May 12 at 8:42 PM, 67° up in the southwest: about 2.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1.
• Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, May 13 at 8:45 PM, 67° up in the southwest: about 6.0° 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 8:52 PM, 13° up in the west.
• Tue, Jun 8, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Jun 8 at 11:15 PM, 10° up in the west: about 4.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 8:54 PM, 53° up in the southwest: about 5.3° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9.
• Tue, Jul 6, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Jul 6 at 8:59 PM, 21° 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 10:50 PM, 12° up in the west: about 5.1° 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 6:00 AM, 10° up in the east.
• Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 8:39 PM, 26° up in the southwest: about 7.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Fri, Sep 3, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Fri, Sep 3 at 8:28 PM, 11° up in the southwest: about 7.8° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Sep 28, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Sep 28 at 6:36 AM, 12° up in the east: about 3.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7.
• Sun, Oct 3, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Sun, Oct 3 at 7:32 PM, 17° up in the southwest: about 10.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.4.
• Sun, Oct 17, 2027Saturn at opposition
  Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 1:19 AM, 67° up in the south.
• Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:27 AM, 12° up in the east: about 5.8° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8.
• Mon, Nov 1, 2027Moon near Mars
  Best seen Mon, Nov 1 at 7:12 PM, 13° up in the southwest: about 9.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Thu, Nov 4, 2027Mercury at greatest western elongation
  19° from the Sun, the best morning view of Mercury: look Thu, Nov 4 at 7:05 AM, 11° up in the east.
• Mon, Nov 22, 2027Moon near Jupiter
  Best seen Mon, Nov 22 at 6:16 AM, 55° up in the southeast: about 6.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9.
• Wed, Nov 24, 2027Venus and Mars close together
  Best seen Wed, Nov 24 at 6:00 PM, 12° 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 5:54 PM, 12° up in the southwest: about 7.1° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3.
• Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 5:56 PM, 14° up in the southwest: about 4.3° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9.
• Thu, Dec 30, 2027Moon near Venus
  Best seen Thu, Dec 30 at 6:03 PM, 23° up in the southwest: about 2.6° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.