Mon, Sep 14
The Moon and Venus side by side on September 14, 2026 from Des Moines
Too low in twilight here.
Only 0.5° 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 Des Moines
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Des Moines: 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
- Cedar Rapids, IAToo low in twilight here
- OmahaToo low in twilight here
- Independence, MOLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 8:06 PM, 6° up
- Rochester, MNToo low in twilight here
- Kansas CityLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 8:06 PM, 6° up
- Lee's Summit, MOLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 8:06 PM, 6° up
- Overland Park, KSLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 8:07 PM, 6° up
- Columbia, MOLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 7:57 PM, 6° up
- Olathe, KSLook southwest at Sun, Sep 13 8:07 PM, 6° up
- Davenport, IAToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).