Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 2023: How to see it, and what it means in one's life.
Sky gazers are in for a treat when Jupiter and Venus appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday. A Venus-Jupiter conjunction occurs when the planets Venus and Jupiter appear very close to each other in the sky from the vantage point of Earth. As Venus and Jupiter are two of the brightest planets visible from Earth, such a conjunction can be a spectacular astronomical event. During a conjunction, Venus and Jupiter can appear so close to each other that they look like a single bright star or a double star to the naked eye. Venus-Jupiter conjunctions occur roughly every 13 months when the two planets align in their respective orbits, and their distance from each other is closest during these periods. The exact date of a conjunction can vary slightly depending on the position of the planets in their orbits, but they usually occur within a few days of each other. The last Venus-Jupiter conjunction occurred on April 30, 2022, and the next one will occur on February 7...