Spectacular Moon-Venus conjunction tomorrow

New Delhi (PTI): Silvery planet Venus will appear together with Moon in the evening sky on Saturday, promising a spectacular celestial view for stargazers. As the sun goes down in the evening, one can look south-west to see the celestial phenomenon during which the Moon will form the conjunction with Venus, popularly known as Goddess of Love.

The celestial event will be visible to the naked eye. The close conjunction will help in locating Venus in the daytime provided the sky is clear without any haze, Nehru Planetarium Director N Rathnasree told PTI. The planetarium is conducting a workshop to ascertain the position of Venus in the sky by using the Ram Yantra at Jantar Mantar.

The two brightest objects in the night sky, Venus and Moon, can be seen through city lights and even fireworks. The celestial event will be visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun can spoil the show. Conjunction is used in astronomy to describe an alignment of two or more celestial bodies (usually the moon and planets) in the sky, from our vantage point on Earth.