Planetary Conjunction 2026: Next Alignment Nov 14
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Two planets appear to drift close together in the sky. That's a planetary conjunction, and 2026 has several worth watching.5
What Counts As A Conjunction
A planetary conjunction happens when two planets appear near each other in our sky, even though they sit millions of miles apart in real space.5
They look close because both roughly follow the same path across the sky, called the ecliptic.5 Sometimes one planet passes right in front of another. That rarer event is called a planetary occultation.5
The Next Conjunction On The Calendar
Mars and Uranus will appear to move toward each other in the eastern morning sky in late June and early July 2026.5
They reach their closest approach on the morning of July 4, 2026, forming a close planetary conjunction. Both planets rise about two hours and thirty minutes before sunrise that day.5
Next comes Mercury and Jupiter. Early August 2026 finds them closing the gap in the eastern morning sky, with Mercury sinking lower as Jupiter climbs higher.5
They appear closest on the morning of August 15, 2026, rising about an hour before sunrise.5
Mars and Jupiter then have their own morning conjunction on November 16.5
A Full Planet Parade In November
Look for a much bigger gathering on November 14, 2026. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter will all cluster together in the morning sky.2
All four planets will be visible to the naked eye that morning, though Mercury stays tricky to spot because it sits so low near the horizon.2
A gathering like this, where several planets bunch into roughly the same stretch of sky, is often called a planet parade.2
Watching Through The Rest Of The Year
Venus stays visible in the evening twilight in September 2026, while Saturn nears its own opposition, the point where Earth sits directly between Saturn and the sun.4
Meanwhile Jupiter and Mars are visible before sunrise that same month, with Jupiter riding lower in the eastern sky as Mars slowly closes their gap ahead of the November conjunction.4
Skywatchers can track these encounters and more using a full month-by-month calendar of the year's celestial events.3
Reading The Sky Through Different Traditions
Western astrology treats a conjunction as a blending of two planetary energies, since the planets share the same degree of the zodiac from our vantage point.7 Planets in our solar system orbit the sun in elliptical paths, and their shifting positions relative to one another are what create these alignments.7
Some traditions single out rarer triple conjunctions, where three planets gather at once, as more striking than the more common two-planet pairings.7
In Vedic astrology, a conjunction is called Graha Yuti, from Sanskrit, and describes two or more planets sharing the same zodiac sign at the same time.6
That tradition names specific conjunction patterns, or yogas, said to carry their own character.6
Holding The Astrology Lightly
Whatever tradition speaks to you, treat a conjunction as an invitation to notice something, not a verdict on your life.
A Mars-Jupiter pairing might feel like a nudge toward bold, expansive action.
Read these moments as a mirror for reflection.
Curious how your own birth chart responds to a sky full of gathering planets? Reveal your full cosmic profile and see what these patterns might mean for you.