← The Moon and Venus side by side on July 17, 2026

Fri, Jul 17

The Moon and Venus side by side on July 17, 2026 from Milan

Look west at Fri, Jul 17 9:58 PM, 11° up.

Only 1.8° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

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Times are local (GMT+2).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Milan

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Milan: 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.
Tonight's sky over Milan →

Other cities

  • ZurichLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:10 PM, 10° up
  • MunichLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:03 PM, 9° up
  • RomeLook west at Fri, Jul 17 9:28 PM, 14° up
  • PragueLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:04 PM, 7° up
  • ParisLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:44 PM, 8° up
  • ViennaLook west at Fri, Jul 17 9:44 PM, 9° up
  • AmsterdamToo low in twilight here
  • BarcelonaLook west at Fri, Jul 17 10:07 PM, 14° up
  • BerlinToo low in twilight here
  • CopenhagenToo low in twilight here

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).