07/03/2026
🪐 Three worlds are gathering in the twilight, and one of them hasn't been this close to Saturn in 36 years.
On March 7 and 8, Venus, Saturn, and Neptune converge in the western sky just after sunset, forming a rare triple conjunction in the constellation Pisces. On March 7, Venus (mag -3.😎 passes within just 0.07 degrees of Neptune (mag 7.9), so close that both fit in the same telescopic field of view. The next evening, March 8, Venus slides within 1 degree of Saturn (mag 1.0), close enough to cover both with a single fingertip at arm's length 🪐
This happens just weeks after Saturn and Neptune completed their historic conjunction on February 20, the first time these two planets have met since 1989. Now Venus sweeps through the same region, linking all three in a tight cluster low on the western horizon.
🔭 Look west about 30 to 45 minutes after sunset. Venus is the easy one: brilliant and unmistakable. Saturn will be trickier, glowing faintly in the bright twilight. Binoculars will help pick it out to Venus' lower left. Neptune is invisible to the naked eye and requires a telescope, but if you have one, this is a rare chance to spot it using Venus as a guide. This is also one of Saturn's last appearances in the evening sky before it disappears into the Sun's glare later this month.
Three planets. Two nights. One tiny patch of sky. Don't miss it ✨
