The planets on your birthday

Where Mercury, Venus, Mars and the rest were on the day you were born, what astrology makes of it, and what the real sky has coming up. Every position comes from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The planets on your birthday

Positions from NASA JPL for the US Eastern date. No birth time needed, except for the Moon, which changes signs every two or three days. We don’t save your birthdate or link it to you.

Right now

Is Mercury retrograde? No.

The next Mercury retrograde runs Oct 24 – Nov 13, 2026.

Planet	Retrograde (ET)
Mercury	Jun 29 – Jul 23, 2026	Over
Mercury	Oct 24 – Nov 13, 2026	Coming up
Mercury	Feb 9 – Mar 3, 2027	Coming up
Mercury	Jun 10 – Jul 4, 2027	Coming up
Mercury	Oct 7 – Oct 28, 2027	Coming up
Venus	Oct 3 – Nov 13, 2026	Now
Mars	Jan 10 – Apr 1, 2027	Coming up

Retrograde means a planet seems to move backward against the stars as Earth passes it or it passes us. It doesn’t really reverse.

The planets tonight

Evening sky☿ MercuryIn Scorpio · 104 million miles away Evening sky♀ VenusIn Scorpio · 30 million miles away Morning sky♂ MarsIn Leo · 152 million miles away Morning sky♃ JupiterIn Leo · 546 million miles away Up all night♄ SaturnIn Aries · 784 million miles away Morning sky (binoculars)♅ UranusIn Gemini · 1.8 billion miles away

Evening-sky planets show up in the west after sunset; morning-sky planets in the east before dawn.

The planets

MercuryCommunication, thinking, learning and short trips VenusLove, beauty, pleasure and money MarsEnergy, drive, courage and desire JupiterLuck, growth, wisdom and generosity SaturnDiscipline, responsibility, time and life lessons UranusChange, freedom, invention and surprise NeptuneDreams, imagination, intuition and spirit PlutoTransformation, power, endings and rebirth

Coming up in the sky

Nov 16, 2026Mars meets Jupiter just 1.19° apart in the morning sky

Nov 16, 2026Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter in the morning sky, Nov 16 – Nov 28, 2026

May 8, 2027Venus meets Saturn just 0.65° apart in the morning sky

Nov 25, 2027Venus meets Mars just 0.31° apart in the evening sky

Jan 9, 2028Mercury meets Mars just 0.68° apart in the evening sky

Jun 16, 2028Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn in the morning sky, Jun 16 – Jul 8, 2028

Oct 17, 2028Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn in the morning sky, Oct 17 – Oct 31, 2028

Oct 23, 2028Mercury meets Jupiter just 1.09° apart in the morning sky

Conjunctions are the nights two planets look closest together; a planet parade is four or more bright planets in the same evening or morning sky.

Every conjunction and parade, 2020 to 2100

The 2020s 51 events

Mar 7, 2020Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 7 – Apr 16, 2020

Mar 20, 2020Mars meets Jupiter 0.75° apart, morning sky

Apr 1, 2020Mars meets Saturn 0.92° apart, morning sky

May 22, 2020Mercury meets Venus 1.22° apart, evening sky

Jun 14, 2020Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jun 14 – Jul 14, 2020

Jul 16, 2020Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Jul 16 – Jul 20, 2020

Dec 22, 2020Jupiter meets Saturn 0.11° apart, evening sky

Jan 12, 2021Mercury meets Jupiter 1.45° apart, evening sky

Mar 5, 2021Mercury meets Jupiter 0.37° apart, morning sky

May 29, 2021Mercury meets Venus 0.43° apart, evening sky

Jul 14, 2021Venus meets Mars 0.53° apart, evening sky

Aug 19, 2021Mercury meets Mars 0.16° apart, evening sky

Aug 21, 2021Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 21 – Sep 30, 2021

Feb 22, 2022Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Feb 22 – Mar 12, 2022

Mar 3, 2022Mercury meets Saturn 0.81° apart, morning sky

Mar 26, 2022Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 26 – Aug 15, 2022

Apr 5, 2022Mars meets Saturn 0.31° apart, morning sky

May 1, 2022Venus meets Jupiter 0.26° apart, morning sky

May 29, 2022Mars meets Jupiter 0.63° apart, morning sky

Dec 13, 2022Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Dec 13, 2022 – Jan 30, 2023

Dec 29, 2022Mercury meets Venus 1.45° apart, evening sky

Jan 23, 2023Venus meets Saturn 0.35° apart, evening sky

Mar 2, 2023Venus meets Jupiter 0.53° apart, evening sky

Mar 3, 2023Mercury meets Saturn 1.08° apart, morning sky

Jan 28, 2024Mercury meets Mars 0.32° apart, morning sky

Feb 22, 2024Venus meets Mars 0.65° apart, morning sky

Mar 22, 2024Venus meets Saturn 0.32° apart, morning sky

Apr 11, 2024Mars meets Saturn 0.45° apart, morning sky

Aug 15, 2024Mars meets Jupiter 0.36° apart, morning sky

Jan 17, 2025Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jan 17 – Feb 23, 2025

Mar 7, 2025Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Mar 7 – Mar 10, 2025

Aug 12, 2025Venus meets Jupiter 0.9° apart, morning sky

Aug 17, 2025Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Aug 17 – Aug 22, 2025

Nov 13, 2025Mercury meets Mars 1.24° apart, evening sky

Mar 9, 2026Venus meets Saturn 1.04° apart, evening sky

Apr 20, 2026Mercury meets Saturn 0.83° apart, morning sky

Apr 20, 2026Mars meets Saturn 1.2° apart, morning sky

Aug 15, 2026Mercury meets Jupiter 0.93° apart, morning sky

Nov 16, 2026Mars meets Jupiter 1.19° apart, morning sky

Nov 16, 2026Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Nov 16 – Nov 28, 2026

May 8, 2027Venus meets Saturn 0.65° apart, morning sky

Nov 25, 2027Venus meets Mars 0.31° apart, evening sky

Jan 9, 2028Mercury meets Mars 0.68° apart, evening sky

Jun 16, 2028Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Jun 16 – Jul 8, 2028

Oct 17, 2028Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Oct 17 – Oct 31, 2028

Oct 23, 2028Mercury meets Jupiter 1.09° apart, morning sky

Nov 10, 2028Venus meets Jupiter 0.61° apart, morning sky

Apr 15, 2029Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 15 – Apr 17, 2029

May 24, 2029Mercury meets Saturn 1.23° apart, morning sky

Jul 28, 2029Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Jul 28 – Sep 6, 2029

Dec 4, 2029Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2029

The 2030s 47 events

Mar 25, 2030Mercury meets Mars 1.29° apart, evening sky

Jun 9, 2030Mercury meets Saturn 0.45° apart, morning sky

Jun 25, 2030Venus meets Saturn 0.31° apart, morning sky

Aug 6, 2030Venus meets Mars 0.71° apart, morning sky

Dec 10, 2030Mercury meets Venus 0.71° apart, evening sky

Jun 26, 2031Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Jun 26 – Jul 31, 2031

Feb 7, 2032Venus meets Jupiter 0.36° apart, morning sky

Aug 23, 2032Mercury meets Mars 0.22° apart, morning sky

Mar 29, 2033Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Mar 29 – Apr 19, 2033

Jul 21, 2033Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jul 21 – Aug 1, 2033

Jul 27, 2033Mercury meets Saturn 1.49° apart, morning sky

Aug 13, 2033Venus meets Saturn 0.57° apart, morning sky

Nov 5, 2033Mercury meets Venus 0.44° apart, morning sky

Dec 1, 2033Mars meets Jupiter 0.31° apart, evening sky

Jan 24, 2034Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jan 24 – Jan 29, 2034

Apr 3, 2034Mercury meets Jupiter 1.32° apart, morning sky

May 10, 2034Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, May 10 – May 31, 2034

May 12, 2034Venus meets Mars 0.47° apart, evening sky

Jun 27, 2034Mars meets Saturn 1.11° apart, evening sky

May 18, 2035Venus meets Jupiter 0.52° apart, morning sky

Jun 8, 2035Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Jun 8 – Jun 15, 2035

Dec 17, 2035Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Dec 17 – Dec 30, 2035

Feb 6, 2036Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Feb 6 – May 3, 2036

Jun 13, 2036Mercury meets Venus 0.21° apart, morning sky

Jun 17, 2036Mercury meets Jupiter 0.78° apart, morning sky

Jul 20, 2036Mars meets Saturn 0.13° apart, evening sky

Jul 22, 2036Mercury meets Saturn 0.78° apart, evening sky

Jul 24, 2036Mercury meets Mars 0.37° apart, evening sky

Oct 1, 2036Venus meets Saturn 0.89° apart, morning sky

Nov 8, 2036Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Nov 8 – Dec 12, 2036

Dec 7, 2036Venus meets Mars 1.16° apart, morning sky

Jan 3, 2037Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 3 – Jan 18, 2037

Jun 3, 2037Venus meets Jupiter 1.17° apart, evening sky

Jul 22, 2037Venus meets Saturn 0.44° apart, evening sky

Sep 16, 2037Mercury meets Saturn 0.16° apart, morning sky

Mar 9, 2038Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Mar 9 – Mar 13, 2038

May 23, 2038Mars meets Jupiter 1.01° apart, evening sky

Jun 19, 2038Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jun 19 – Jul 13, 2038

Jun 30, 2038Mercury meets Jupiter 0.68° apart, evening sky

Aug 12, 2038Mars meets Saturn 0.93° apart, evening sky

Aug 23, 2038Venus meets Jupiter 0.38° apart, morning sky

Aug 27, 2038Mercury meets Jupiter 0.36° apart, morning sky

Dec 26, 2038Mercury meets Mars 0.82° apart, morning sky

Jun 3, 2039Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jun 3 – Jul 3, 2039

Oct 13, 2039Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Oct 13, 2039 – Jan 2, 2040

Nov 2, 2039Venus meets Jupiter 0.49° apart, morning sky

Nov 15, 2039Venus meets Saturn 0.64° apart, morning sky

The 2040s 63 events

Mar 3, 2040Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 3 – Mar 17, 2040

May 18, 2040Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 18 – Jun 11, 2040

Jul 25, 2040Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jul 25 – Sep 20, 2040

Aug 18, 2040Mars meets Jupiter 0.58° apart, evening sky

Sep 2, 2040Venus meets Jupiter 0.32° apart, evening sky

Sep 7, 2040Venus meets Saturn 1.5° apart, evening sky

Sep 8, 2040Mercury meets Jupiter 1.48° apart, evening sky

Sep 13, 2040Venus meets Mars 0.24° apart, evening sky

Oct 31, 2040Jupiter meets Saturn 1.13° apart, morning sky

Feb 16, 2041Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Feb 16 – Mar 25, 2041

Mar 19, 2041Mercury meets Mars 1.03° apart, morning sky

Mar 27, 2041Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 27 – Apr 11, 2041

Oct 20, 2041Mercury meets Venus 0.27° apart, morning sky

Oct 28, 2041Mercury meets Venus 0.57° apart, morning sky

Nov 3, 2041Mercury meets Saturn 0.77° apart, morning sky

Nov 5, 2041Venus meets Saturn 0.94° apart, morning sky

Jan 29, 2042Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 29 – Feb 7, 2042

Apr 25, 2042Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 25 – May 1, 2042

May 19, 2042Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 19 – Oct 10, 2042

Oct 31, 2042Mars meets Jupiter 1.25° apart, evening sky

Dec 7, 2042Mercury meets Mars 1.43° apart, evening sky

Dec 24, 2042Venus meets Saturn 0.99° apart, morning sky

Jan 13, 2043Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 13 – Feb 16, 2043

May 3, 2043Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, May 3 – May 6, 2043

May 7, 2043Mercury meets Mars 1.21° apart, morning sky

May 10, 2043Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, May 10 – Jun 10, 2043

May 15, 2043Mercury meets Venus 1.49° apart, morning sky

May 26, 2043Venus meets Mars 1.01° apart, morning sky

Jun 14, 2043Mercury meets Venus 0.29° apart, morning sky

Jan 28, 2044Mercury meets Jupiter 0.93° apart, morning sky

Jul 25, 2044Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jul 25 – Aug 3, 2044

Oct 26, 2044Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 26 – Nov 7, 2044

Dec 18, 2044Mercury meets Saturn 0.69° apart, morning sky

Dec 19, 2044Venus meets Saturn 0.83° apart, morning sky

Jan 3, 2045Mercury meets Venus 0.15° apart, morning sky

Jan 4, 2045Mars meets Jupiter 0.56° apart, evening sky

Feb 24, 2045Mercury meets Mars 0.75° apart, evening sky

Jun 22, 2045Mercury meets Venus 0.43° apart, evening sky

Oct 5, 2045Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 5 – Nov 6, 2045

Dec 22, 2045Mercury meets Saturn 1.31° apart, morning sky

Mar 13, 2046Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 13 – Apr 22, 2046

May 8, 2046Venus meets Jupiter 0.54° apart, morning sky

Aug 3, 2046Mercury meets Venus 1.39° apart, morning sky

Oct 8, 2046Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 8 – Oct 22, 2046

Jan 27, 2047Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Jan 27 – Feb 1, 2047

Feb 25, 2047Venus meets Mars 0.31° apart, evening sky

Mar 8, 2047Venus meets Jupiter 0.97° apart, evening sky

Mar 18, 2047Mars meets Jupiter 0.89° apart, evening sky

May 6, 2047Mercury meets Mars 1.38° apart, evening sky

Oct 28, 2047Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2047

Nov 7, 2047Venus meets Mars 0.27° apart, morning sky

Jan 31, 2048Venus meets Saturn 0.46° apart, morning sky

Feb 8, 2048Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Feb 8 – Mar 18, 2048

Feb 18, 2048Mercury meets Venus 1.37° apart, morning sky

Mar 16, 2048Mercury meets Venus 0.97° apart, morning sky

Aug 9, 2048Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 9 – Sep 18, 2048

Aug 13, 2048Mercury meets Venus 0.86° apart, evening sky

Dec 18, 2048Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Dec 18, 2048 – Jan 1, 2049

Feb 5, 2049Mercury meets Saturn 0.57° apart, morning sky

Jun 12, 2049Mars meets Jupiter 1° apart, evening sky

Aug 18, 2049Venus meets Jupiter 0.57° apart, morning sky

Sep 27, 2049Mercury meets Mars 0.21° apart, morning sky

Oct 6, 2049Venus meets Mars 0.34° apart, morning sky

The 2050s 53 events

Feb 8, 2050Mercury meets Saturn 1.15° apart, morning sky

Jul 11, 2050Mercury meets Jupiter 1° apart, evening sky

Mar 13, 2051Venus meets Saturn 0.7° apart, morning sky

Apr 25, 2051Mercury meets Venus 0.87° apart, morning sky

May 12, 2051Mercury meets Venus 1.15° apart, morning sky

Jun 30, 2051Mercury meets Mars 0.23° apart, evening sky

Jan 2, 2052Venus meets Saturn 0.84° apart, evening sky

May 7, 2052Mars meets Saturn 0.57° apart, morning sky

Aug 3, 2052Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Aug 3 – Aug 12, 2052

Sep 20, 2052Mercury meets Jupiter 1.03° apart, evening sky

Nov 15, 2052Venus meets Jupiter 0.62° apart, morning sky

Feb 4, 2053Mercury meets Saturn 1.24° apart, evening sky

Mar 26, 2053Mercury meets Saturn 0.3° apart, morning sky

May 21, 2053Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, May 21 – Jun 15, 2053

Jun 9, 2053Mercury meets Venus 0.75° apart, evening sky

Jul 15, 2053Venus meets Mars 0.55° apart, evening sky

Sep 2, 2053Mercury meets Mars 0.42° apart, evening sky

Sep 7, 2053Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Sep 7 – Oct 14, 2053

Nov 24, 2053Mars meets Jupiter 0.74° apart, morning sky

Nov 25, 2053Mercury meets Mars 0.96° apart, morning sky

Nov 25, 2053Mercury meets Jupiter 0.41° apart, morning sky

Feb 17, 2054Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Feb 17 – May 22, 2054

Mar 28, 2054Mercury meets Saturn 0.86° apart, morning sky

Apr 25, 2054Venus meets Saturn 0.78° apart, morning sky

May 12, 2054Mars meets Saturn 0.5° apart, morning sky

Jun 23, 2054Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Jun 23 – Jul 13, 2054

Dec 31, 2054Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Dec 31, 2054 – Jan 10, 2055

Jan 3, 2055Mercury meets Venus 1.02° apart, evening sky

Feb 15, 2055Venus meets Saturn 1° apart, evening sky

Jan 30, 2056Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Jan 30 – Feb 19, 2056

Feb 2, 2056Mars meets Jupiter 0.7° apart, morning sky

Feb 8, 2056Mercury meets Jupiter 0.44° apart, morning sky

Feb 13, 2056Venus meets Jupiter 0.48° apart, morning sky

Feb 14, 2056Mercury meets Mars 0.26° apart, morning sky

Feb 25, 2056Venus meets Mars 0.42° apart, morning sky

May 12, 2056Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, May 12 – Jun 12, 2056

May 19, 2056Mars meets Saturn 1.15° apart, morning sky

Nov 19, 2056Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Nov 19 – Dec 10, 2056

May 3, 2057Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, May 3 – May 27, 2057

May 15, 2057Mercury meets Saturn 0.84° apart, morning sky

Jun 7, 2057Venus meets Saturn 0.37° apart, morning sky

Oct 29, 2057Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 29 – Nov 25, 2057

Nov 28, 2057Mercury meets Mars 0.46° apart, evening sky

Feb 25, 2058Mercury meets Venus 1.09° apart, evening sky

Feb 28, 2058Mercury meets Jupiter 1.37° apart, evening sky

Mar 1, 2058Venus meets Jupiter 0.38° apart, evening sky

Apr 12, 2058Mars meets Jupiter 0.28° apart, morning sky

May 16, 2058Mercury meets Saturn 0.57° apart, morning sky

Aug 15, 2058Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Aug 15 – Aug 21, 2058

May 24, 2059Venus meets Jupiter 0.42° apart, morning sky

Jun 3, 2059Venus meets Saturn 0.99° apart, morning sky

Nov 23, 2059Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Nov 23, 2059 – Feb 4, 2060

Nov 28, 2059Venus meets Mars 0.5° apart, evening sky

The 2060s 46 events

Jan 25, 2060Mercury meets Mars 0.14° apart, evening sky

Apr 8, 2060Jupiter meets Saturn 1.12° apart, evening sky

May 31, 2060Venus meets Mars 0.42° apart, morning sky

Jun 24, 2060Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jun 24 – Dec 5, 2060

Jul 1, 2060Mars meets Jupiter 0.79° apart, morning sky

Apr 29, 2061Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 29 – May 24, 2061

May 18, 2061Mercury meets Venus 0.83° apart, evening sky

Jun 9, 2061Venus meets Jupiter 1.26° apart, evening sky

Jul 5, 2061Mercury meets Saturn 0.48° apart, morning sky

Apr 9, 2062Mercury meets Mars 1.43° apart, evening sky

Jul 22, 2062Venus meets Saturn 0.6° apart, morning sky

Jul 23, 2062Mercury meets Jupiter 1.06° apart, evening sky

Aug 7, 2062Venus meets Mars 0.62° apart, morning sky

Sep 27, 2062Mars meets Jupiter 0.5° apart, morning sky

Dec 20, 2062Mercury meets Venus 0.78° apart, evening sky

Mar 30, 2063Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Mar 30 – Apr 6, 2063

May 15, 2063Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 15 – Jun 23, 2063

Jul 10, 2063Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Jul 10 – Jul 23, 2063

Nov 9, 2063Venus meets Jupiter 0.28° apart, morning sky

Dec 24, 2063Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Dec 24, 2063 – Jan 16, 2064

Jun 29, 2064Mercury meets Saturn 1.31° apart, evening sky

Jul 10, 2064Venus meets Saturn 0.96° apart, evening sky

Sep 5, 2064Mercury meets Mars 0.41° apart, morning sky

Sep 7, 2064Venus meets Jupiter 0.67° apart, evening sky

Dec 8, 2064Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Dec 8 – Dec 28, 2064

Dec 19, 2064Mars meets Jupiter 0.18° apart, morning sky

Mar 26, 2065Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Mar 26 – Apr 25, 2065

Sep 10, 2065Venus meets Saturn 0.36° apart, morning sky

Dec 6, 2065Mercury meets Jupiter 0.87° apart, morning sky

May 14, 2066Venus meets Mars 0.57° apart, evening sky

May 23, 2066Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 23 – Jul 11, 2066

Jul 3, 2066Venus meets Saturn 0.37° apart, evening sky

Nov 8, 2066Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2066

Jan 2, 2067Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 2 – Apr 1, 2067

Mar 4, 2067Mars meets Jupiter 0.64° apart, morning sky

Aug 19, 2067Mercury meets Saturn 0.78° apart, evening sky

Feb 18, 2068Mercury meets Jupiter 0.75° apart, morning sky

Apr 22, 2068Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 22 – May 7, 2068

Aug 5, 2068Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 5 – Aug 17, 2068

Aug 6, 2068Mercury meets Mars 0.45° apart, evening sky

Oct 10, 2068Mercury meets Saturn 0.45° apart, morning sky

Oct 27, 2068Venus meets Saturn 0.68° apart, morning sky

Dec 8, 2068Venus meets Mars 1.13° apart, morning sky

May 12, 2069Mars meets Jupiter 0.72° apart, morning sky

Dec 1, 2069Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Dec 1 – Dec 12, 2069

Dec 17, 2069Mercury meets Venus 0.29° apart, evening sky

The 2070s 47 events

May 15, 2070Venus meets Jupiter 0.71° apart, morning sky

Dec 1, 2070Mercury meets Venus 0.05° apart, evening sky

Jan 11, 2071Mercury meets Mars 0.52° apart, morning sky

Mar 15, 2071Venus meets Jupiter 1.34° apart, evening sky

May 20, 2071Mercury meets Jupiter 0.7° apart, morning sky

Jul 13, 2071Mercury meets Venus 1.18° apart, evening sky

Jul 26, 2071Mars meets Jupiter 0.15° apart, morning sky

Aug 18, 2071Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Aug 18 – Aug 23, 2071

Nov 14, 2071Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Nov 14 – Nov 23, 2071

Dec 2, 2071Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Dec 2 – Dec 20, 2071

Dec 10, 2071Venus meets Saturn 0.28° apart, morning sky

Sep 14, 2072Venus meets Mars 0.25° apart, evening sky

Sep 21, 2072Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Sep 21 – Oct 22, 2072

Nov 28, 2072Mercury meets Saturn 0.34° apart, morning sky

Mar 17, 2073Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Mar 17 – Apr 10, 2073

Apr 5, 2073Mercury meets Mars 1.39° apart, morning sky

Jul 31, 2073Mercury meets Jupiter 0.58° apart, morning sky

Aug 24, 2073Venus meets Jupiter 0.36° apart, morning sky

Oct 22, 2073Mars meets Jupiter 0.95° apart, morning sky

Oct 27, 2073Mercury meets Venus 0.55° apart, morning sky

May 1, 2074Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, May 1 – May 19, 2074

May 25, 2074Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 25 – Jul 27, 2074

Jun 22, 2074Venus meets Jupiter 1.27° apart, evening sky

Aug 15, 2074Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 15 – Sep 24, 2074

Dec 24, 2074Mercury meets Mars 1.09° apart, evening sky

Jan 20, 2075Venus meets Saturn 1.13° apart, morning sky

Jan 27, 2075Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 27 – Feb 28, 2075

May 27, 2075Venus meets Mars 0.98° apart, morning sky

May 28, 2075Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, May 28 – Jun 4, 2075

Oct 9, 2075Mercury meets Jupiter 0.88° apart, morning sky

Jan 11, 2076Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 11 – Feb 13, 2076

Mar 31, 2076Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Mar 31 – Apr 9, 2076

Jun 28, 2076Mars meets Jupiter 1.16° apart, evening sky

Jul 12, 2076Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jul 12 – Aug 19, 2076

Nov 20, 2076Venus meets Jupiter 0.69° apart, morning sky

Jan 8, 2077Venus meets Saturn 0.8° apart, morning sky

Jan 15, 2077Mercury meets Saturn 0.69° apart, morning sky

Mar 11, 2077Mercury meets Mars 1.17° apart, evening sky

Jun 29, 2077Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Jun 29 – Aug 1, 2077

Oct 23, 2077Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 23 – Oct 28, 2077

Jan 21, 2078Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jan 21 – May 7, 2078

Oct 3, 2078Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Oct 3 – Nov 5, 2078

Nov 30, 2078Venus meets Jupiter 0.98° apart, evening sky

Dec 24, 2078Venus meets Saturn 1.43° apart, evening sky

Feb 28, 2079Venus meets Mars 0.19° apart, evening sky

May 20, 2079Mercury meets Mars 1.14° apart, evening sky

Nov 11, 2079Venus meets Mars 0.33° apart, morning sky

The 2080s 65 events

Feb 13, 2080Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Feb 13 – Apr 3, 2080

Feb 18, 2080Venus meets Jupiter 0.15° apart, morning sky

Feb 21, 2080Venus meets Saturn 0.43° apart, morning sky

Mar 15, 2080Jupiter meets Saturn 0.1° apart, morning sky

Aug 9, 2080Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 9, 2080 – Jan 20, 2081

Nov 8, 2080Mars meets Saturn 1.08° apart, evening sky

Nov 14, 2080Mars meets Jupiter 0.9° apart, evening sky

Dec 16, 2080Venus meets Saturn 1.33° apart, evening sky

Dec 25, 2080Venus meets Jupiter 0.87° apart, evening sky

Mar 5, 2081Mercury meets Saturn 0.67° apart, morning sky

Mar 17, 2081Mercury meets Jupiter 1.35° apart, morning sky

Jun 9, 2081Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jun 9 – Jul 2, 2081

Oct 7, 2081Venus meets Mars 0.39° apart, morning sky

Oct 10, 2081Mercury meets Venus 0.28° apart, morning sky

Oct 20, 2081Mercury meets Venus 0.53° apart, morning sky

Mar 5, 2082Mercury meets Saturn 0.85° apart, morning sky

Mar 7, 2082Venus meets Jupiter 0.18° apart, evening sky

May 19, 2082Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, May 19 – Jun 17, 2082

Nov 26, 2082Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Nov 26 – Dec 15, 2082

Apr 5, 2083Venus meets Saturn 0.46° apart, morning sky

May 4, 2083Mercury meets Venus 0.81° apart, morning sky

May 29, 2083Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, May 29 – Jun 2, 2083

May 30, 2083Venus meets Jupiter 0.24° apart, morning sky

Jun 2, 2083Mercury meets Jupiter 0.98° apart, morning sky

Jun 7, 2083Mercury meets Venus 0.32° apart, morning sky

Jul 12, 2083Mercury meets Mars 0.16° apart, evening sky

Jan 26, 2084Venus meets Saturn 1.1° apart, evening sky

Jun 14, 2084Mars meets Saturn 0.09° apart, morning sky

Jul 5, 2084Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jul 5 – Sep 23, 2084

Dec 11, 2084Mercury meets Venus 1.2° apart, morning sky

Dec 24, 2084Mercury meets Venus 0.04° apart, morning sky

Feb 22, 2085Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Feb 22 – Feb 24, 2085

Apr 23, 2085Mercury meets Saturn 0.67° apart, morning sky

Apr 30, 2085Mars meets Jupiter 1.41° apart, evening sky

Jun 3, 2085Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Jun 3 – Jun 28, 2085

Jun 14, 2085Venus meets Jupiter 1.31° apart, evening sky

Jun 15, 2085Mercury meets Venus 1.46° apart, evening sky

Jun 16, 2085Mercury meets Jupiter 1.1° apart, evening sky

Jul 16, 2085Venus meets Mars 0.52° apart, evening sky

Aug 12, 2085Mercury meets Jupiter 0.43° apart, morning sky

Sep 15, 2085Mercury meets Mars 0.42° apart, evening sky

Dec 10, 2085Mercury meets Mars 0.88° apart, morning sky

Apr 2, 2086Venus meets Mars 1.38° apart, morning sky

May 21, 2086Venus meets Saturn 0.62° apart, morning sky

Jun 20, 2086Mars meets Saturn 0.97° apart, morning sky

Jul 12, 2086Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Jul 12 – Jul 27, 2086

Jul 27, 2086Mercury meets Venus 0.85° apart, morning sky

Jan 17, 2087Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, Jan 17 – Jan 24, 2087

Mar 5, 2087Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Mar 5 – Apr 5, 2087

May 4, 2087Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, May 4 – May 23, 2087

Jul 30, 2087Mars meets Jupiter 0.28° apart, evening sky

Aug 24, 2087Mercury meets Jupiter 1.1° apart, evening sky

Oct 20, 2087Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Oct 20 – Oct 24, 2087

Nov 15, 2087Venus meets Jupiter 0.59° apart, morning sky

Feb 5, 2088Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, morning sky, Feb 5 – Mar 7, 2088

Feb 28, 2088Venus meets Mars 0.3° apart, morning sky

Mar 2, 2088Mercury meets Mars 0.67° apart, morning sky

Mar 7, 2088Mercury meets Venus 0.97° apart, morning sky

Jul 1, 2088Mars meets Saturn 1.49° apart, morning sky

Aug 5, 2088Mercury meets Venus 0.8° apart, evening sky

Sep 11, 2088Venus meets Jupiter 0.86° apart, evening sky

Jun 11, 2089Mercury meets Saturn 0.31° apart, morning sky

Jul 7, 2089Venus meets Saturn 0.38° apart, morning sky

Oct 14, 2089Mars meets Jupiter 1.23° apart, evening sky

Dec 12, 2089Mercury meets Mars 0.72° apart, evening sky

The 2090s 49 events

Apr 17, 2090Mercury meets Mars 1.04° apart, morning sky

Jan 11, 2091Mercury meets Jupiter 0.72° apart, morning sky

Feb 11, 2091Venus meets Jupiter 1.23° apart, morning sky

Apr 13, 2091Mercury meets Venus 0.34° apart, morning sky

May 5, 2091Mercury meets Venus 1.03° apart, morning sky

Oct 6, 2091Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Oct 6 – Nov 7, 2091

Nov 30, 2091Venus meets Mars 0.6° apart, evening sky

Dec 20, 2091Mars meets Jupiter 0.79° apart, evening sky

Dec 28, 2091Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Dec 28, 2091 – Jan 5, 2092

Feb 10, 2092Mercury meets Mars 0.56° apart, evening sky

Jul 23, 2092Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Jul 23 – Aug 14, 2092

Aug 6, 2092Mars meets Saturn 1.17° apart, morning sky

Aug 25, 2092Venus meets Saturn 1.32° apart, morning sky

Sep 14, 2092Venus meets Mars 1.46° apart, morning sky

Nov 12, 2092Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, morning sky, Nov 12 – Nov 23, 2092

Mar 29, 2093Mercury meets Jupiter 1.42° apart, morning sky

May 12, 2093Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, evening sky, May 12 – Jun 3, 2093

May 28, 2093Mercury meets Venus 0.51° apart, evening sky

Sep 22, 2093Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Sep 22 – Oct 6, 2093

Feb 28, 2094Mars meets Jupiter 0.67° apart, evening sky

Apr 22, 2094Mercury meets Mars 1.46° apart, evening sky

May 22, 2094Venus meets Jupiter 0.78° apart, morning sky

Aug 7, 2094Venus meets Mars 0.49° apart, morning sky

Aug 18, 2094Venus meets Saturn 0.5° apart, morning sky

Aug 29, 2094Mars meets Saturn 0.47° apart, morning sky

Dec 25, 2094Mercury meets Venus 1.45° apart, evening sky

Apr 12, 2095Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 12 – Apr 22, 2095

Jul 26, 2095Mercury meets Saturn 0.34° apart, evening sky

Mar 27, 2096Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Mar 27 – Apr 4, 2096

May 21, 2096Mars meets Jupiter 1.12° apart, evening sky

Jul 2, 2096Mercury meets Venus 0.79° apart, evening sky

Aug 5, 2096Venus meets Saturn 0.43° apart, evening sky

Sep 17, 2096Mercury meets Mars 0.3° apart, morning sky

Sep 18, 2096Mercury meets Saturn 0.21° apart, morning sky

Sep 21, 2096Mars meets Saturn 0.47° apart, morning sky

Dec 22, 2096Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Dec 22, 2096 – Jan 4, 2097

Aug 29, 2097Venus meets Jupiter 0.14° apart, morning sky

Oct 5, 2097Venus meets Saturn 0.69° apart, morning sky

Feb 18, 2098Mercury meets Venus 1.15° apart, evening sky

Feb 25, 2098Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, evening sky, Feb 25 – Feb 27, 2098

Mar 20, 2098Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Mar 20 – Jul 20, 2098

May 16, 2098Venus meets Mars 0.73° apart, evening sky

Jun 20, 2098Mercury meets Mars 0.2° apart, evening sky

Jun 29, 2098Venus meets Jupiter 0.94° apart, evening sky

Oct 12, 2098Mars meets Saturn 1.22° apart, morning sky

Oct 19, 2098Planet parade: 5 planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Oct 19, 2098 – Apr 1, 2099

Sep 5, 2099Mercury meets Jupiter 0.65° apart, evening sky

Sep 9, 2099Venus meets Jupiter 0.19° apart, evening sky

Sep 21, 2099Venus meets Saturn 1.29° apart, evening sky

The year 2100 10 events

Apr 15, 2100Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Apr 15 – May 3, 2100

May 7, 2100Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, May 7 – May 26, 2100

Aug 20, 2100Mercury meets Mars 0.28° apart, evening sky

Aug 21, 2100Planet parade: 4 planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, evening sky, Aug 21 – Aug 26, 2100

Sep 19, 2100Jupiter meets Saturn 1.21° apart, evening sky

Nov 7, 2100Mercury meets Saturn 0.81° apart, morning sky

Nov 20, 2100Venus meets Saturn 0.74° apart, morning sky

Nov 25, 2100Venus meets Jupiter 0.67° apart, morning sky

Nov 27, 2100Planet parade: 4 planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, morning sky, Nov 27 – Dec 30, 2100

Dec 11, 2100Venus meets Mars 1.07° apart, morning sky

Calculated from NASA JPL Horizons positions. Dates are US Eastern.

Do the planets ever really line up?

Not in a straight line. The planets orbit the Sun in nearly the same flat plane, so from Earth they always appear along the same band of sky, the zodiac. When several happen to be on the same side of the Sun at once, they string out across the sky in a curve. News stories call this a “planetary alignment” or “planet parade.” It is a lovely sight, but the planets are no closer together in space, and their pull on Earth is tiny: the Moon’s tug is far stronger than all the planets combined.

The rarest close meeting most people see is the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, about every 20 years. On December 21, 2020 they appeared just a tenth of a degree apart, the closest since 1623. Every Great Conjunction from 1901 to 2100 (some years they meet three times):

November 29, 1901 (0.44° apart)
September 10, 1921 (0.95° apart)
August 8, 1940 (1.19° apart)
October 20, 1940 (1.23° apart)
February 15, 1941 (1.29° apart)
February 19, 1961 (0.23° apart)
January 1, 1981 (1.05° apart)
March 5, 1981 (1.06° apart)
July 24, 1981 (1.1° apart)
May 29, 2000 (1.15° apart)
December 22, 2020 (0.11° apart)
October 31, 2040 (1.13° apart)
April 8, 2060 (1.12° apart)
March 15, 2080 (0.1° apart)
September 19, 2100 (1.21° apart)

Planet positions, distances and sky events are calculated from NASA JPL Horizons data (geocentric, ecliptic of date). Astrology meanings are traditional and shared for fun, not fate. Physical facts: NASA.