Mon, Oct 5
The Moon and Mars side by side on October 5, 2026 from Taipei
Look east at Mon, Oct 5 5:15 AM, 60° up.
Only 1.1° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+8).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Taipei
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Taipei: 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 Taipei'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
- ShanghaiLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:16 AM, 59° up
- Okinawa (Naha)Look east at Mon, Oct 5 5:51 AM, 60° up
- Hong KongLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:44 AM, 60° up
- ManilaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:16 AM, 58° up
- FukuokaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:40 AM, 58° up
- CebuLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:03 AM, 57° up
- BeijingLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 5:36 AM, 56° up
- Da NangLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:07 AM, 59° up
- HanoiLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:18 AM, 60° up
- OsakaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:20 AM, 58° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).