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← Jupiter and Mars side by side on November 16, 2026

Sun, Nov 15

Jupiter and Mars side by side on November 16, 2026 from Brownsville, TX

Look southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:15 AM, 77° up.

Only 1.2° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

in 22 days 12 h

Times are local (CST).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Brownsville, TX

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Brownsville, TX: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.

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Jupiter and Mars meet in the morning sky before dawn: two bright lights almost touching.

How to watch

  • No equipment needed: look for two bright points unusually close together.
  • Binoculars fit both in one view; a phone on night mode catches them over the horizon.
  • They stay close for a few days around the date: a cloudy night is not the end.
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