Tue, Oct 6
The Moon and Jupiter side by side on October 6, 2026 from Aurora, IL
Look east at Tue, Oct 6 6:17 AM, 42° up.
Only 0.2° 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 Aurora, IL
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Aurora, IL: 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 Aurora, IL'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.
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.
Other cities
- Naperville, ILLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:16 AM, 42° up
- Elgin, ILLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:17 AM, 42° up
- Joliet, ILLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:16 AM, 42° up
- ChicagoLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:14 AM, 42° up
- Rockford, ILLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:20 AM, 42° up
- MilwaukeeLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:15 AM, 41° up
- Peoria, ILLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:22 AM, 42° up
- MadisonLook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:21 AM, 41° up
- South Bend, INLook east at Tue, Oct 6 7:08 AM, 42° up
- Davenport, IALook east at Tue, Oct 6 6:26 AM, 42° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).