Mon, Oct 5
The Moon and Mars side by side on October 5, 2026 from Istanbul
Look southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:26 AM, 56° up.
Only 1.1° 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 Istanbul
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Istanbul: 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 Istanbul'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
- AthensLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:47 AM, 57° up
- CairoLook east at Mon, Oct 5 6:17 AM, 59° up
- WarsawLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 5:56 AM, 49° up
- ViennaLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:16 AM, 52° up
- RomeLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:32 AM, 55° up
- MoscowLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 5:48 AM, 47° up
- PragueLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:23 AM, 51° up
- MunichLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:35 AM, 52° up
- BerlinLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:26 AM, 49° up
- HelsinkiLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:37 AM, 44° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).