The Moon and Mars side by side on November 2, 2026 from Rockford, IL

Look southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:50 AM, 62° 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 Rockford, IL

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rockford, IL: 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 Rockford, IL'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.

Tonight's sky over Rockford, IL →

Other cities

Elgin, ILLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:47 AM, 63° up
MadisonLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:52 AM, 62° up
Aurora, ILLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:46 AM, 63° up
Naperville, ILLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:46 AM, 63° up
Joliet, ILLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:45 AM, 63° up
MilwaukeeLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:46 AM, 62° up
ChicagoLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:44 AM, 63° up
Peoria, ILLook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:50 AM, 64° up
Davenport, IALook southeast at Mon, Nov 2 5:55 AM, 63° up
Green Bay, WILook south at Mon, Nov 2 5:48 AM, 60° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).