Sun, Nov 15
Jupiter and Mars side by side on November 16, 2026 from Odessa, TX
Look south at Mon, Nov 16 6:43 AM, 72° 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 Odessa, TX
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Odessa, 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.
Put Odessa, TX'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.
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.
Other cities
- Midland, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:42 AM, 72° up
- LubbockLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:43 AM, 71° up
- Abilene, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:33 AM, 72° up
- Amarillo, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:45 AM, 69° up
- El PasoLook south at Mon, Nov 16 5:59 AM, 72° up
- Wichita Falls, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:30 AM, 70° up
- Las Cruces, NMLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:01 AM, 72° up
- San AntonioLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:24 AM, 74° up
- Killeen, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:23 AM, 73° up
- New Braunfels, TXLook south at Mon, Nov 16 6:22 AM, 74° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).