Last week Venus and Jupiter stole the show in the sky as they aligned with the crescent moon three nights in a row. The planetary duo will once again be the highlight of the night sky this week as they appear incredibly close, an astronomical meetup known as a conjunction.
The convergence of Jupiter and Venus this week will be akin to the “Christmas star” on Dec. 21, 2020, when Jupiter and Saturn appeared to shine together just four nights before Christmas. Because of the similarities, this week’s conjunction can be considered the “spring star” as the tight-knit pairing of Jupiter and Venus will take place on the first night of meteorological spring, which starts on March 1 every year. This differs from astronomical spring, which begins roughly three weeks later on the equinox.
