The two bright planets will put on quite a show.
Jupiter is much farther out in the solar system — it's the fifth planet from the sun — and is therefore much cooler than Venus, with an average temperature of around minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit .
While it loses the temperature contest, Jupiter can’t be challenged in terms of size. The massive gas giant has a diameter of around 88,846 miles , while Venus' diameter is just 7,520 miles . You could fit around 1,400 Venuses inside the gas giant. This massive size difference means that, while Venus is much closer to Earth than Jupiter, the gas giant will still have a larger angular size in the night sky on Wednesday compared to the second planet from the sun. Jupiter will have an angular size of around 33"3, while the angular size of Venus will be 12"2.
If you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of Venus and Jupiter during the close encounter, our guides for the
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