Conjunction of Mars and Venus

February 9, 2022

Venus and Mars will share the same right ascension, with Venus passing 6°34' to the north of Mars on February 12th at 02:38 UTC (February 11th at 18:38 PST or 6:38pm).  Venus will be at magnitude of -4.6 and Mars will be at a magnitude of 1.3. For the Pacific Time Zone, this will occur while the planets are below the horizon. We will be able to view this conjunction when the planets rise at 04:27 PST on February 12th.

Credit: SkyPortal

 

Both Venus and Mars will be visible to the naked eye but will not share the same field of view when observing through a telescope or binocular. Observe each planet individually with the help of our guides.

 

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The planets will be closest on February 12th at 02:38 UTC. But what about in your time zone?

UTC

HST

ALST

PST/

PDT/

MDT/

CDT/

EDT/

(Zulu)

ALDT

MST

CST

EST

AST

0227

1627

1727

1827

1927

2027

2127

2227

Refence our UTC guide and find out. Click here

 

 

Don’t miss our February giveaway

Love is in the air this Valentine's Day! Mars and Venus will be in conjunction on February 12th. Capture this celestial event and share it with us on social media using #valentineconjunction. We'll pick one lucky submission to win a $50 gift card to our Threadless store. 

 

Winner will be announced on February 15th