Thu, May 13
The Moon and Jupiter side by side on May 12, 2027 from Beijing
Look southwest at Wed, May 12 8:01 PM, 57° up.
Only 1.2° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
in 200 days 0 h
Times are local (GMT+8).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Beijing: 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 evening sky after sunset: 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
- ShanghaiLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:17 PM, 67° up
- FukuokaLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:47 PM, 64° up
- TaipeiLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:03 PM, 72° up
- VladivostokLook southwest at Wed, May 12 9:10 PM, 54° up
- Okinawa (Naha)Look southwest at Wed, May 12 7:41 PM, 71° up
- Hong KongLook west at Wed, May 12 7:27 PM, 75° up
- OsakaLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:29 PM, 63° up
- NagoyaLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:25 PM, 63° up
- HanoiLook west at Wed, May 12 6:58 PM, 75° up
- TokyoLook southwest at Wed, May 12 7:15 PM, 62° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).