Sun, Aug 16
The Moon and Venus side by side on August 16, 2026 from St. Louis
Look west at Sat, Aug 15 8:34 PM, 12° up.
Only 1.8° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (CDT).
"Worth looking up" alerts for St. Louis
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over St. Louis: 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 St. Louis'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
- Springfield, ILLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:34 PM, 11° up
- Columbia, MOLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:43 PM, 12° up
- Peoria, ILLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:37 PM, 11° up
- Evansville, INLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:22 PM, 13° up
- Davenport, IALook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:43 PM, 10° up
- Springfield, MOLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:43 PM, 13° up
- MemphisLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:26 PM, 15° up
- Clarksville, TNLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:18 PM, 14° up
- Joliet, ILLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:33 PM, 10° up
- Cedar Rapids, IALook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:48 PM, 10° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).