Catch Venus, Mars and moon close together in the night sky The moon flanked by three planets: Venus the brightest below, Mars, just above the Moon, and Jupiter, the bright object at top seen in Portal, Arizona, on December 6, 2015. (Photo by: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) by: Sarah Molano and Ashley Strickland, CNN Posted: Jul 12, 2021 / 09:33 PM EST (CNN) — Skywatchers are in for an (inter)stellar treat this week. Look up and you can gaze upon a dazzling view of Venus, Mars and the moon Monday and Tuesday nights, according to EarthSky. Venus and Mars have been moving toward one another all weekend, culminating in their closest meeting during the early hours of Tuesday, July 13, around 3 a.m. ET. As seen from Earth, the planets will appear only half a degree — or only a finger’s width — apart, according to NASA. This meeting of planets in the sky is referred to as a planetary conjunction.