In the early evening of Monday the 21st of December at 17.00 hrs

the planets Jupiter & Saturn will reach their great conjunction with a separation of 6 arcminutes

the previous great conjunction of these two planets was in the first quarter of the 17th century

on July the 16th 1623 with a separation of 5.2 arcminutes

this year both planets will be to the below and to the right of an 47% lit first quarter Moon

if you do plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions