Here's what Venus and Jupiter's close encounter looks like around the world

Here's what Venus and Jupiter's close encounter looks like around the world
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Set your alarms now, North America: Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets, will appear extremely close together on Monday before sunrise.

The planets will be below the horizon when they are at their closest, but will still be one-fourth of a degree apart for the East Coast, and one-third of a degree apart for the West Coast, Space.com reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.