Mon, Nov 2
The Moon and Mars side by side on November 2, 2026 from Des Moines
Look southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:07 AM, 63° up.
Only 1.0° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
in 9 days 0 h
Times are local (CST).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Des Moines
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Des Moines: 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 Des Moines'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
- Cedar Rapids, IALook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:00 AM, 63° up
- OmahaLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:16 AM, 63° up
- Independence, MOLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:07 AM, 65° up
- Rochester, MNLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:06 AM, 61° up
- Kansas CityLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:08 AM, 65° up
- Lee's Summit, MOLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:07 AM, 65° up
- Overland Park, KSLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:08 AM, 65° up
- Columbia, MOLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:59 AM, 65° up
- Olathe, KSLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 6:09 AM, 65° up
- Davenport, IALook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:55 AM, 63° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).