Fri, Jul 17
The Moon and Venus side by side on July 17, 2026 from Edinburgh
Too low in twilight here.
Only 1.8° 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.
Put Edinburgh'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 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
- DublinToo low in twilight here
- LondonLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:12 PM, 6° up
- AmsterdamToo low in twilight here
- ParisLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:44 PM, 8° up
- OsloToo low in twilight here
- ZurichLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:10 PM, 10° up
- BarcelonaLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:07 PM, 14° up
- MadridLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:27 PM, 15° up
- CopenhagenToo low in twilight here
- MilanLook west at Fri, Jul 17 9:58 PM, 11° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).