Four planets gathered in the predawn skies of October and November 2015; the tightest grouping comprised Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, while farther below was Mercury.  This view on November 4 highlights the close pairing of Mars and Venus, with Jupiter slipping farther away above them, in southeastern Leo and western Virgo.  On this morning, Venus is magnitude -4.33, Jupiter is -1.87, and Mars is +1.69.  The separation between Venus and Jupiter is 8°14'03" on this date.  Unannotated image