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Re: Jupiter and Venus
From: Robert H. van Gent
Date: 2025 Aug 7, 11:36 -0700
From: Robert H. van Gent
Date: 2025 Aug 7, 11:36 -0700
Aldo Vitagliano's SOLEX ephemeris software
http://www.solexorb.it/
predicts a minimum geocentric separation of 0.86046° (0° 51′ 37.7″) on 12 August at 06:40:19 TT.
The most recent IMCCE newsletter, online here
https://www.imcce.fr/lettre-information/archives/225
predicts a minimum geocentric separation of 0° 51.63′ on 12 August at 06:39:10 UTC. Venus will be the brighter of the two at mag. -3.9, Jupiter at mag. -1.9 is the fainter one.
The next close approach between both planets will on 26 August 2027, with a separation of 0.49488°, but this will be invisible as both planets are then very close to the Sun.
Rob van Gent
