Venus and Jupiter will appear to touch each other in the sky at the end of the month, despite actually being millions of miles apart.The two planets will appear closest together around 3 p.m. ET on April 30, with Venus 0.2 degrees south of Jupiter, according to EarthSky. The distance is less than the diameter of the moon, the space site added.By May 1, the planets will have continued on their paths and look as if they are spreading farther apart from Earth’s vantage point.The Venus-Jupiter conjunction happens about once a year, but this year the two planets will appear significantly closer than they usually do, said Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University in Houston.
