See Mars and Uranus make a close approach in the night sky tonight (2024)

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What does Mars conjunct Uranus mean? ›

Mars-Uranus Conjunction is coming up on July 15, 2024. This will be the first time since August 2022 that Mars and Uranus join together, bringing a mix of urgency and bravery to Uranus' drive for change and rebellion.

Mars is currently in the constellation of Gemini. The current Right Ascension is 06h 03m 05s and the Declination is +23° 25' 52” .

The current Right Ascension is 03h 40m 05s and the Declination is +19° 16' 56” . Right now, from the selected location (Greenwich, UK), Uranus can be observed looking in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 28.32 degrees above the horizon (view Uranus position on a interactive sky map).

Mars and Uranus will appear to pass closely in the night sky on Monday, July 15. According to In The Sky, the pair will be visible in the dawn sky, rising at about 2:00 a.m. local time across North America. You'll have 2.5 hours to see them before dawn breaks at about 4:30 a.m., and the sun rises about an hour later.

The last time the forces of awakening and action were this close was in August 2022. This transit, which can be felt for a week before and after the culmination of the conjunction, both stimulates and irritates.

Mars sits close to the moon and appears as the brightest object in the sky aside from the moon and Jupiter. When looking at Mars, you should be able to see the bright star Antares as well as Saturn. Mars is better viewed with the naked eye, as it is rather small and disappointing when viewed through a telescope.

The five brightest planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn - have been known since ancient times and can easily be seen with the naked eye if one knows when and where to look. They are visible for much of the year, except for short periods of time when they are too close to the Sun to observe.

The planet is then closest, and high in the midnight sky. After the Earth passes Mars in its orbit, Mars gets much further away, and is smaller and dimmer. So the best time to look at Mars is near the opposition time, but, because the orbit of Mars is very elliptical, some oppositions are more favorable that others.

(Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun.) Currently, it is late spring for the northern pole, which is visible here; Uranus' northern summer will be in 2028. In contrast, when Voyager 2 visited Uranus it was summer at the south pole.

Right now, Uranus is in Taurus. Uranus ends its transit on July 07, 2025.

How can I see Uranus tonight? ›

To see Uranus beside the moon, look high in the eastern sky at sunset. Uranus will appear as a blue-green orb, found to the moon's lower right (or celestial south-southwest). Binoculars with high magnification should be able to resolve it, but a telescope will make it much easier.

When you see Mars in the night sky, it definitely has a reddish tint to it. People have been noticing that for a long time: even the ancient Egyptians called Mars 'The Red One.

Mars will start becoming noticeable in our skies around the September equinox 2024! By the year's end, it'll shine brightly at -1.2 magnitude. Its next opposition will come in January 2025.

When a planet is closer to the horizon, you are looking through more air, and so the planet will appear dimmer than when it was higher up in the sky. Planets are also different colors! Mercury is white-ish in color and Venus is bright white. Mars is a rust-orange color.

Approximately every 14 years, Jupiter and Uranus meet, prompting breakthroughs in faith, wisdom, technology, and spirituality. The conjunction of these two planets gives us a necessary push toward the future.

Mars conjunct Uranus also conjunct Fixed Star Algol is a rare, once-in-a-lifetime planetary alignment. This upcoming transit is significant since Fixed Star Algol is considered by ancient astrologers the nastiest fixed star in the heavens. Mars is the impulsive and aggressive warrior planet.

The inter-aspects in the synastry chart thus formed exert significant impact on the said relationship, each of them accentuating the qualities of the planets involved. A Uranus contact in synastry likely stimulates the other person for the better or worse.

The aspect known as "conjunct," where two planets are in the same sign, is considered soft, as well. Conjunct heavenly bodies tend to mix their respective energies together to make a potent cosmic co*cktail. For example, Mercury conjunct Venus foretells of easy communication and free expression of your emotions.