Jupiter and Mars side by side on November 16, 2026 from Chennai

Look east at Mon, Nov 16 5:37 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart.

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

in 14 days 16 h

Times are local (GMT+5:30).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Chennai

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

Put Chennai's sky in your calendar

Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.

Plan your night

☁️ Clouds through the night

The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.

🌑 Find a dark sky

City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.

🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night

Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.

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.

Tonight's sky over Chennai →

Other cities

BengaluruLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:47 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
HyderabadLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:49 AM, 80° up, 1.2° apart
PuneLook east at Mon, Nov 16 6:09 AM, 80° up, 1.2° apart
MumbaiLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:14 AM, 80° up, 1.2° apart
KolkataLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:16 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
VaranasiLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:42 AM, 77° up, 1.2° apart
AhmedabadLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:20 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
LucknowLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:52 AM, 76° up, 1.2° apart
JaipurLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:13 AM, 76° up, 1.2° apart
New DelhiLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:09 AM, 75° up, 1.2° apart

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).