Venus and Saturn Conjunctions

When dazzling Venus glides past the slow, golden glow of Saturn, the brightest planet meets one of the faintest of the classical five. The two pair up a little more than once a year; here are the meetings to come and the most recent.

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Dates and positions are computed live in your browser and are accurate to well under a degree. "How close" is the separation along the ecliptic; the zodiac position is the tropical longitude (0° at the spring equinox).

About this pairing

Venus shines near magnitude minus 4 while Saturn sits around magnitude 1, so in a Venus-Saturn conjunction Venus is overwhelmingly the brighter, with Saturn a modest steady point close by. Saturn moves slowly, about one zodiac sign a year, so it is Venus that does almost all the moving as it sweeps up to and past the ringed planet.

As with every Venus pairing, these meetings happen close to the Sun, low in the morning or evening twilight, so a clear horizon helps. The separation column shows how close each pass runs; the tightest bring the two within well under a degree.

A small telescope turned on Saturn during one of these conjunctions shows the rings, while Venus reveals its phase, a crescent or gibbous disc depending on where it sits in its orbit, the same phases explored on the Venus cycle page.

Frequently asked questions

How often do Venus and Saturn meet?

A little more than once a year on average. Saturn moves slowly, about one zodiac sign a year, so it is Venus that does almost all the moving as it sweeps up to and past the ringed planet.

How do you tell Venus and Saturn apart?

Venus is overwhelmingly the brighter, near magnitude minus 4, while Saturn is a modest, steady golden point at about magnitude 1. A small telescope on Saturn during the meeting shows its rings.

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