Planet conjunctions & sky events in Sydney, New South Wales
43 events visible from Sydney until January 2028 · local time
Visible from Sydney
- Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 3:29 AM, 12° up in the northeast: about 2.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Tue, Nov 3, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Nov 3 at 5:16 AM, 29° up in the northeast: about 2.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2. - Mon, Nov 16, 2026Mars and Jupiter close together
Best seen Mon, Nov 16 at 5:03 AM, 33° up in the northeast, about 1.2° apart. - Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 1:55 AM, 11° up in the northeast: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Tue, Dec 1, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Dec 1 at 3:05 AM, 22° 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 3:26 AM, 40° up in the north: about 0.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.4. - Tue, Dec 29, 2026Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Dec 29 at 12:39 AM, 11° up in the east: about 3.9° 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 5:16 AM, 28° up in the east. - Sun, Jan 24, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sun, Jan 24 at 5:31 AM, 22° up in the northwest: about 4.0° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Thu, Feb 11, 2027Jupiter at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -2.6); highest around 1:17 AM, 41° up in the north. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Mars at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -1.2); highest around 1:14 AM, 41° up in the north. - Sat, Feb 20, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Sat, Feb 20 at 8:17 PM, 11° up in the northeast: about 3.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.5. - Fri, Mar 5, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Fri, Mar 5 at 5:03 AM, 17° up in the east: about 1.9° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.1. - Sat, Mar 6, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Sat, Mar 6 at 6:12 AM, 15° up in the east: about 4.9° 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 6:27 AM, 21° up in the east. - Fri, Mar 19, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Fri, Mar 19 at 8:06 PM, 29° up in the northeast: about 0.0° 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 3.7° apart. Mars is magnitude -0.7. - Sun, Apr 4, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Sun, Apr 4 at 5:33 AM, 25° up in the east: about 4.2° 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 1.4° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.2. - Fri, Apr 16, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Apr 16 at 6:04 PM, 33° up in the northeast: about 5.9° apart. Mars is magnitude 0. - Sat, May 8, 2027Venus and Saturn close together
Best seen Sat, May 8 at 5:31 AM, 12° up in the east, about 0.6° apart — both fit in a binocular view. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 5:42 PM, 40° up in the north: about 5.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -2.1. - Thu, May 13, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, May 13 at 10:55 PM, 11° up in the northwest: about 4.3° 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 1.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Jun 10, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Thu, Jun 10 at 9:54 PM, 11° up in the west: about 6.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 0.9. - Wed, Jul 7, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, Jul 7 at 5:39 PM, 28° up in the northwest: about 3.5° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Fri, Jul 9, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Jul 9 at 5:40 PM, 51° up in the northwest: about 4.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.1. - Wed, Aug 4, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Wed, Aug 4 at 5:56 PM, 11° up in the west: about 6.6° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.7. - Fri, Aug 6, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Fri, Aug 6 at 8:49 PM, 11° up in the west: about 6.4° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Thu, Sep 2, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Thu, Sep 2 at 6:12 PM, 10° up in the west: about 4.9° apart. Mercury is magnitude -0.3. - Sat, Sep 4, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sat, Sep 4 at 8:38 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 6:26 PM, 19° up in the west. - Sat, Oct 2, 2027Moon near Mercury
Best seen Sat, Oct 2 at 6:31 PM, 17° up in the west: about 4.4° apart. Mercury is magnitude 0.2. - Sun, Oct 3, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Sun, Oct 3 at 8:42 PM, 18° up in the west: about 4.2° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.4. - Tue, Oct 19, 2027Saturn at opposition
Up all night and at its brightest (magnitude -0.1); highest around 12:39 AM, 49° up in the north. - Tue, Oct 26, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Oct 26 at 5:27 AM, 15° up in the east: about 7.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.8. - Sun, Oct 31, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Sun, Oct 31 at 8:01 PM, 12° up in the west: about 4.0° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.8. - Mon, Nov 1, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Mon, Nov 1 at 8:02 PM, 23° up in the west: about 3.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Tue, Nov 23, 2027Moon near Jupiter
Best seen Tue, Nov 23 at 5:06 AM, 30° up in the northeast: about 4.2° apart. Jupiter is magnitude -1.9. - Thu, Nov 25, 2027Venus and Mars close together
Best seen Thu, Nov 25 at 8:20 PM, 17° up in the west, about 0.4° apart — both fit in a binocular view. - Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Mars
Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 8:44 PM, 11° up in the west: about 1.0° apart. Mars is magnitude 1.3. - Tue, Nov 30, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Tue, Nov 30 at 8:46 PM, 12° up in the west: about 2.5° apart. Venus is magnitude -3.9. - Fri, Dec 31, 2027Moon near Venus
Best seen Fri, Dec 31 at 8:43 PM, 18° up in the west: about 5.5° apart. Venus is magnitude -4.
Not visible from Sydney
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
- Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Fri, Jan 8, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Wed, Feb 3, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Mon, Feb 8, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Mon, Apr 19, 2027 · Mercury and Saturn close together
- Fri, May 7, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Fri, May 28, 2027 · Mercury at greatest eastern elongation
- Sun, Jun 6, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Fri, Jul 16, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · Moon near Mercury
- Mon, Aug 2, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Wed, Aug 11, 2027 · Mercury and Venus close together
- Fri, Aug 20, 2027 · Mercury and Jupiter close together
- Thu, Aug 26, 2027 · Venus and Jupiter close together
- Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Moon near Venus
- Tue, Sep 28, 2027 · Moon near Jupiter
- Thu, Nov 4, 2027 · Mercury at greatest western elongation
- Wed, Dec 29, 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 Sydney 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).