Venus and Jupiter come closer to give flying kiss in the sky on June 8-9, 2026

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Tonight (June 8, 2026), a stunning Venus-Jupiter conjunction was seen over my house in Jaipur. The two brightest planets in our solar system were incredibly close together in the evening sky (check out the inset picture).

You should go outside and see the two brilliantly shining planets in the western sky right after sunset, apparently only a few finger-widths apart, creating one of the best planetary pairings of the year.

Make sure to face the Western horizon from a high spot where you can see the horizon clearly, away from city lights. The Venus will look like a bright white-to-bluish star, while Jupiter will be a bit less bright but still very noticeable with a slight orange color.

The Venus-Jupiter conjunction will also be visible on June 9 to the naked eye. The best time to see the conjunction is within one hour after sunset. The show will last for a couple of hours before the planets go below the horizon.

With a simple backyard telescope or binoculars, you can see the partly lit disk of Venus and spot Jupiter’s four largest Galilean moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) as tiny dots of light.