Mon, Apr 20
Mars and Saturn side by side on April 19, 2026 from Johannesburg
Look east at Mon, Apr 20 5:53 AM, 14° up.
Only 1.2° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+2).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Johannesburg: 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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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
- CairoToo low in twilight here
- DubaiLook east at Mon, Apr 20 5:19 AM, 5° up
- MumbaiLook east at Mon, Apr 20 5:46 AM, 7° up
- AthensToo low in twilight here
- IstanbulToo low in twilight here
- RomeToo low in twilight here
- Rio de JaneiroLook east at Mon, Apr 20 5:36 AM, 14° up
- BarcelonaToo low in twilight here
- New DelhiToo low in twilight here
- MadridToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).