Watch the Jupiter-Venus conjunction unfold live online today

Venus & Jupiter meet in the sky: online observation – 9 June 2026. - YouTube Watch On Jupiter and Venus will be separated by less than two degrees in the sunset sky on June 9! Here's how you can watch the dazzling conjunction from the comfort of your home, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project. The livestream is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT), featuring live views of Venus and Jupiter from the Virtual Telescope Project's suite of robotic telescopes in Manciano, Italy, weather permitting. Virtual Telescope Project founder Gianluca Masi shared a gorgeous photo of Jupiter and Venus shining together on June 6, which gave us a tantalising preview of the breathtaking visuals that we can expect during the upcoming livestream. Venus shines to the right in the image, surrounded by a diffuse haze as the sunlight reflected off its surface illuminates a wisp of cloud during its passage through Earth's atmosphere. Jupiter — the king of the planets — casts a warm light to the left, accompanied by a line of bright star-like objects that represent the gas giant's four large Galilean moons. Jupiter (left) shines with Venus (right) in the skies over Italy on June 6. …