Mon, Oct 5
The Moon and Mars side by side on October 5, 2026 from London
Look southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:21 AM, 50° up.
Only 1.1° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+1).
"Worth looking up" alerts for London
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over London: 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 London'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
- ParisLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 7:12 AM, 51° up
- AmsterdamLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 7:01 AM, 49° up
- EdinburghLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:32 AM, 47° up
- DublinLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:45 AM, 49° up
- ZurichLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:47 AM, 52° up
- BarcelonaLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 7:13 AM, 56° up
- MilanLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:45 AM, 53° up
- MadridLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 7:37 AM, 56° up
- MunichLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:35 AM, 52° up
- CopenhagenLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:29 AM, 47° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).