Wed, Jun 17
The Moon and Venus side by side on June 17, 2026 from Edinburgh
Too low in twilight here.
Only 0.3° 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 Edinburgh
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Edinburgh: 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 Venus meet in the evening sky after sunset: 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
- DublinLook northwest at Wed, Jun 17 11:12 PM, 8° up
- LondonLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:29 PM, 10° up
- AmsterdamLook west at Wed, Jun 17 11:17 PM, 9° up
- ParisLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:57 PM, 13° up
- OsloToo low in twilight here
- ZurichLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:22 PM, 14° up
- BarcelonaLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:15 PM, 18° up
- MadridLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:34 PM, 19° up
- CopenhagenLook northwest at Wed, Jun 17 11:28 PM, 5° up
- MilanLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:08 PM, 15° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).