Sun, Dec 27
The Moon and Jupiter side by side on December 27, 2026 from Chennai
Look west at Mon, Dec 28 5:57 AM, 57° up, 4.7° apart.
About 4.7° apart: three fingers' width at arm's length.
in 56 days 3 h
Times are local (GMT+5:30).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Chennai: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
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
- BengaluruLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:08 AM, 57° up, 4.8° apart
- HyderabadLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:11 AM, 55° up, 4.9° apart
- PuneLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:32 AM, 54° up, 5.1° apart
- MumbaiLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:37 AM, 54° up, 5.1° apart
- KolkataLook west at Mon, Dec 28 5:41 AM, 52° up, 4.7° apart
- VaranasiLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:07 AM, 51° up, 4.9° apart
- AhmedabadLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:45 AM, 52° up, 5.3° apart
- LucknowLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:18 AM, 50° up, 5.1° apart
- JaipurLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:39 AM, 50° up, 5.3° apart
- New DelhiLook west at Mon, Dec 28 6:36 AM, 49° up, 5.2° apart
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).