← The Moon and Mars side by side on October 5, 2026

Mon, Oct 5

The Moon and Mars side by side on October 5, 2026 from Tokyo

Look east at Mon, Oct 5 5:03 AM, 58° up.

Only 1.1° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

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Times are local (GMT+9).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Tokyo

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Tokyo: 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 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.
Tonight's sky over Tokyo →

Other cities

  • NagoyaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:14 AM, 58° up
  • OsakaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:20 AM, 58° up
  • SapporoLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 4:56 AM, 55° up
  • FukuokaLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:40 AM, 58° up
  • VladivostokLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 6:34 AM, 55° up
  • Okinawa (Naha)Look east at Mon, Oct 5 5:51 AM, 60° up
  • ShanghaiLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:16 AM, 59° up
  • TaipeiLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:15 AM, 60° up
  • GuamLook east at Mon, Oct 5 5:41 AM, 58° up
  • BeijingLook southeast at Mon, Oct 5 5:36 AM, 56° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).