Venus and Jupiter had a very nice conjunction on November 5, 2004 in central Virgo.  The closest the two would get during this conjunction was about 32'51" apart, a little more than 1/2°, but this would have only been visible from the Middle East, or anywhere on Earth near the longitude of the Caspian Sea, Black Sea, or Persian Gulf.  From the eastern United States, the separation between them on November 5 was 39'22", however on the morning of November 6, the gap had grown to 1°29'18".  This conjunction mirrored a similar one in 1980 and will be succeeded by one on November 10, 2028.  Mars is also barely visible in bright twilight lower left of Spica.  Unannotated image.