← The Moon and Jupiter side by side on September 8, 2026

Tue, Sep 8

The Moon and Jupiter side by side on September 8, 2026 from Cairo

Look east at Wed, Sep 9 6:02 AM, 23° up.

Only 0.8° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

This has passed

Times are local (GMT+3).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Cairo

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Cairo: 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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The Moon and Jupiter 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 Cairo →

Other cities

  • AthensLook east at Wed, Sep 9 6:24 AM, 22° up
  • IstanbulLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:59 AM, 21° up
  • RomeLook east at Wed, Sep 9 6:04 AM, 21° up
  • ViennaLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:38 AM, 20° up
  • WarsawLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:11 AM, 19° up
  • DubaiLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:30 AM, 23° up
  • PragueLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:42 AM, 19° up
  • MoscowLook east at Wed, Sep 9 4:56 AM, 18° up
  • MunichLook east at Wed, Sep 9 5:58 AM, 20° up
  • MilanLook east at Wed, Sep 9 6:12 AM, 21° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).