Space.com #Rare Sight! Venus and Jupiter Will Appear to Nearly Touch on Saturday 25 August 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: This Saturday night (Aug. 27), just after sunset, Venus and Jupiter will get so close to one another in the sky that they will appear to almost touch. The planetary pair won’t get this close again until 2056. from Space.com ift.tt/2bAe8xx Share: