The approach of Venus and Jupiter can be seen in Moscow on June 9.

The approach of Venus and Jupiter can be observed over Moscow on Tuesday evening, June 9. This was announced by the press service of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) on Monday, June 8.

"In the sky, they will be separated by only 1.5 angular degrees, which is comparable to the three apparent diameters of the lunar disk. Both planets can be observed with the naked eye in the western part of the sky," the university told the Moscow City News agency.

The press service noted that Venus is close to maximum elongation during this period, due to which the planet will be visible for about 1.5 hours after sunset.

"Its exceptional brightness is due to a combination of the short distance to Earth and the extremely high albedo of the cloud cover. In the sky, Venus looks noticeably brighter than Jupiter," the MIPT clarified.

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Earlier, on June 1, Mikhail Maslov, an engineer at the Vega Observatory of Novosibirsk State University (NSU), said that the light of the Moon would not interfere with observing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, which in 2026 would fall on the night of August 12-13, since during this period the Earth's satellite would be almost invisible due to the new moon. Regnum.

Alexander Alekseev, a researcher at the Physics and Astronomy Department of the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, announced on the same day that the main astronomical events in June would be the convergence of Venus and Jupiter, the summer solstice and the appearance of silvery clouds.

In turn, Lyudmila Koshman, an astronomer and head of the methodological support department at the Moscow Planetarium, told Moskva 24 that residents of the capital will be able to observe two significant astronomical events this summer.

The first event, the summer solstice— will occur on June 21 at 11:24 Moscow time. The second event, the June Bootid meteor shower, will begin on June 22 and last until July 2. 360.ru .