Go Back
  • For Business
  • |
  • Warnings
  • Data Suite
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • Superior Accuracy™
Tropical activity brewing near US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Get details Chevron right
Storms to spark on July 4th in parts of the Plains and Southeast. Click here Chevron right

Columbus, OH

68°F
Location Chevron down
Location News Videos
Use Current Location
Recent

Columbus

Ohio

68°
No results found.
Try searching for a city, zip code or point of interest.
settings
Columbus, OH Weather
Today WinterCast Local {stormName} Tracker Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Around the Globe

Hurricane Tracker

Severe Weather

Radar & Maps

News

News & Features

Astronomy

Business

Climate

Health

Recreation

Sports

Travel

For Business

Warnings

Data Suite

Newsletters

Advertising

Superior Accuracy™

Video

Winter Center

AccuWeather Early Hurricane Center Top Stories Trending Today Astronomy Heat Climate Health Recreation In Memoriam Case Studies Blogs & Webinars

News / Weather News

Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Set your alarm for this celestial meet-up on Tuesday morning

By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor

Published Jan 16, 2019 7:15 PM EDT | Updated Jul 10, 2019 1:49 PM EDT

Copied

If you enjoy stargazing, or if the wonders of the cosmos pique your curiosity, here are some tips to help you begin your journey through the starry skies.

Jupiter and Venus will shine bright together before dawn on Tuesday in an astronomical event known as a conjunction.

“A conjunction is a celestial event in which two planets or a planet and the moon or a planet and a star appear close together in the night sky,“ according to the NASA website.

Close encounters of Jupiter and Venus in the sky occur on a fairly regular basis, most recently happening on Nov. 13, 2017.

Earthsky venus jupiter

Jupiter and Venus will appear in the southeastern sky before dawn on Tuesday. (Image/EarthSky)

It will be hard to miss the two planets in the southeastern sky early Tuesday morning with Venus being the brighter of the two.

“The Jupiter and Venus conjunction will be easily bright enough to see from any location, even large cities,“ NASA reported.

The pair of planets will be rising together, climbing above the horizon by 5 a.m. local time.

Although they will appear right next to each other in the sky, the two planets will actually be over 400 million miles apart.

RELATED:

Step outside now to see the last total lunar eclipse of the decade
3 tips for stargazing without a telescope
AccuWeather Astronomy Facebook page

Following cloudy weather for Sunday night's eclipse, stargazers in the northeastern United States will have much better viewing conditions for Tuesday morning's planetary meet-up.

"Skies will be mostly clear across much of the country east of the Mississippi, but the coldest temperatures so far this winter season are expected," AccuWeather Astronomy Blogger Dave Samuhel said.

Samuhel also expects mainly clear weather over California, leading to good viewing conditions.

"A storm over the Rockies will bring plenty of clouds from the Four Corners to the northern Plains," Samuhel said. "Some clouds could also affect the Northwest depending on the track of the next storm.”

If it is too cloudy on Tuesday morning to see the conjunction, folks can look for the planets in the same part of the sky before dawn in the days following, as Jupiter and Venus will still appear close to each other.

jupiter venus conjunction clouds

No special equipment is needed to spot the two planets in the pre-dawn sky as they are each bright enough to see with the naked eye, even in cities with high light pollution. However, a telescope or pair of binoculars will reveal some extra details, such as the four largest moons of Jupiter.

These moons, known as the Galilean moons, will look like small stars surrounding Jupiter.

Some telescopes may also allow onlookers to see bands of clouds in the planet’s atmosphere, and perhaps even the famous Great Red Spot.

jupiter venus conjunction

The planets Venus, bottom, and Jupiter, top center, light the sky above Matthews, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Jupiter and Venus will slowly drift farther apart in the night sky, but before dawn on Jan. 31, early risers will be treated with another close encounter.

The crescent moon will appear incredibly close to Venus in the southeastern sky. Venus and the moon will appear so close to each other that they will easily fit in the same field of view for those peering through the lens of a telescope or binoculars.

The following morning, the thinly crescent moon will fall in line with Jupiter, Venus and Saturn in the same area of the sky.

Those that miss next week’s conjunction will only have to wait until Nov. 23, 2019, to see Venus and Jupiter meet up again in the night sky.


Questions or comments? Email Brian Lada at Brian.Lada@accuweather.com and be sure to follow him on Twitter!
<a href="https://twitter.com/wxlada" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @wxlada</a>
!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</em></center>
Report a Typo

Weather News

video

Bomb cyclone slams Australia with heavy rain and intense winds

Jul. 2, 2025
video

Fallen trees during storm kill Delaware driver

Jul. 2, 2025
video

Towering waterspout hovers near Ohio’s lakeshore

Jul. 2, 2025
Show more Show less Chevron down

Topics

AccuWeather Early

Hurricane Center

Top Stories

Trending Today

Astronomy

Heat

Climate

Health

Recreation

In Memoriam

Case Studies

Blogs & Webinars

Top Stories

Weather Forecasts

Storms to spark on July 4th in parts of the Plains and Southeast

3 hours ago

Weather News

9-year-old dies in hot car outside mother's Texas workplace

23 hours ago

Weather News

Tropical trouble could stir near Southeast beaches around 4th of July

13 hours ago

Weather News

Alabama teen in ICU after lightning strike hits boat, causing burns an...

21 hours ago

Weather News

Storm chaser stages whirlwind proposal with real tornado

1 day ago

More Stories

Featured Stories

Weather News

‘Shark Whisperer’ swims its way into our shark obsession

16 hours ago

Travel

Fourth of July gas hasn’t been this cheap since 2021

1 day ago

Weather News

What makes fireworks burst with vibrant colors?

6 days ago

Health

'Inverse' vaccines may hold key to challenge autoimmune diseases

2 days ago

Weather News

World’s most liveable city for 2025 revealed

1 week ago

AccuWeather Weather News Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Set your alarm for this celestial meet-up on Tuesday morning
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
© 2025 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | About Your Privacy Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

...

...

...