Conjunction of Venus and Mars in the sky of Kuwait

  • 21/02/2024

Al-Ajiri Scientific Center said that the Kuwaiti sky will witness a distinctive astronomical phenomenon linked to the conjunction of the planets Venus and Mars today, Thursday, and Friday, and the conjunction of the moon with the “beehive” star cluster today. The center added in a statement to Kuwait News Agency on Wednesday, that the planets Venus and Mars will be at the closest conjunction point by only one degree over the course of two days today and tomorrow, and they will gradually move away during the following days from the phenomenon until the end of this month of February.


Center added that amateurs and astronomy lovers will be able to see Venus, “the brightest planet in the solar system,” and Mars, “the red planet,” in conjunction at approximately 05:20 tomorrow morning, until the scene disappears in the intensity of the morning twilight light due to sunrise.

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