Jupiter-Venus Conjunction: How Often Does It Occur and How Can We Calculate It?

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The Jupiter-Venus conjunction occurs approximately every 13 months, allowing for a close visual alignment of these two planets in the sky. Tools like Redshift, a PC-based astronomy software, can automatically calculate the timing of such conjunctions for any specified date range. This particular conjunction is notable as it takes place away from the Sun, making it observable in a dark sky after sunset. The event is relatively common, with the planets not appearing especially close together this time.

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Hi - just a question about the Jupiter - Venus conjunction that's happening at the moment. How often does it happen that the two planets appear this close in the sky?

Or, better, how could I calculate this?
 
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Some PC- based astronomy packages such as Redshift will calculate this automatically for you, for any start date and end date you choose. Conjunctions such as this are relatively common, and the two planets aren't especially close together this time around. The nice thing about this particular event is that the planets appear to be far from the Sun in the sky, so we can observe it in a dark sky after Sunset.
 

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