Overview

• The alignment will be visible before dawn on August 10 through 12, peaking around 6:30 a.m. local time on August 12.
• Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen with the naked eye while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope.
• Observers are advised to seek clear, cloudless skies with minimal light pollution and an unobstructed eastern horizon.
• On August 12 Venus and Jupiter will reach their closest apparent separation of just 0°52′, making their conjunction especially striking.
• Star Walk, the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba, UNAM and other institutes have issued detailed guides and app tools to help stargazers plan their observations.