Wed, Mar 18
The Moon and Mars side by side on March 17, 2026 from Melbourne
Look east at Wed, Mar 18 6:44 AM, 7° up.
Only 1.4° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+11).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Melbourne
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Melbourne: 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 Melbourne'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 Mars 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
- SydneyLook east at Wed, Mar 18 6:21 AM, 7° up
- BrisbaneLook east at Wed, Mar 18 5:17 AM, 7° up
- PerthLook east at Wed, Mar 18 5:44 AM, 7° up
- AucklandLook east at Wed, Mar 18 6:45 AM, 7° up
- Bali (Denpasar)Look east at Wed, Mar 18 5:54 AM, 7° up
- JakartaLook east at Wed, Mar 18 5:28 AM, 6° up
- GuamToo low in twilight here
- CebuToo low in twilight here
- SingaporeLook east at Wed, Mar 18 6:40 AM, 6° up
- ManilaToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).