The Moon and Venus side by side on June 17, 2026 from Meridian, ID

Look west at Wed, Jun 17 10:20 PM, 17° up.

Only 0.3° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

This has passed

Times are local (MDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Meridian, ID

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Meridian, ID: 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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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 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.

Tonight's sky over Meridian, ID →

Other cities

Nampa, IDLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:20 PM, 17° up
BoiseLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:19 PM, 17° up
SpokaneLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:48 PM, 14° up
Bend, ORLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:42 PM, 16° up
RenoLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:14 PM, 19° up
West Jordan, UTLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:48 PM, 19° up
Salt Lake CityLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:48 PM, 18° up
Provo, UTLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:45 PM, 19° up
Gresham, ORLook west at Wed, Jun 17 10:55 PM, 15° up
Portland, OregonLook west at Wed, Jun 17 9:56 PM, 15° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).