Venus and Mars have been moving closer toward each other throughout July and will finally meet in the sky tonight for a planetary conjunction. According to NASA, the planets will appear only a finger’s width apart tonight, but will be at their closest during the early morning hours of Tuesday. During this planetary conjunction, Venus and Mars will be visible in the same field of view despite being tens of millions of miles apart in space. The most recent planetary conjunction was visible in late February when Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury aligned. Trios of planets appearing as a triangle are more common, the last saw Venus, Mercury and Jupiter appear together in 2015.

Source: Daily Mail July 12, 2021 16:52 UTC