Sun, Apr 19
Mars and Saturn side by side on April 19, 2026 from Birmingham, Alabama
Too low in twilight here.
Only 1.2° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (CDT).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Birmingham, Alabama
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Birmingham, Alabama: 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 Birmingham, Alabama'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.
Mars and Saturn 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
- Tuscaloosa, ALToo low in twilight here
- Huntsville, ALToo low in twilight here
- Montgomery, ALToo low in twilight here
- Chattanooga, TNToo low in twilight here
- South Fulton, GAToo low in twilight here
- Murfreesboro, TNToo low in twilight here
- AtlantaToo low in twilight here
- Sandy Springs, GAToo low in twilight here
- NashvilleToo low in twilight here
- Clarksville, TNToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).