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

Mon, Nov 16

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

Look southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:16 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 Kolkata

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Kolkata: 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.

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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 Kolkata →

Other cities

  • VaranasiLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:42 AM, 77° up, 1.2° apart
  • LucknowLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 5:52 AM, 76° up, 1.2° apart
  • HyderabadLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:49 AM, 80° up, 1.2° apart
  • ChennaiLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:37 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
  • New DelhiLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:09 AM, 75° up, 1.2° apart
  • JaipurLook southeast at Mon, Nov 16 6:13 AM, 76° up, 1.2° apart
  • ChandigarhLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:14 AM, 73° up, 1.2° apart
  • BengaluruLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:47 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
  • BangkokLook east at Mon, Nov 16 5:46 AM, 79° up, 1.2° apart
  • PuneLook east at Mon, Nov 16 6:09 AM, 80° up, 1.2° apart

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).