← The Moon and Venus side by side on November 7, 2026

Sat, Nov 7

The Moon and Venus side by side on November 7, 2026 from Rockford, IL

Look southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:56 AM, 10° up.

Only 1.0° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

in 13 days 21 h

Times are local (CST).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Rockford, IL

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rockford, IL: 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 Rockford, IL'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 morning sky before dawn: 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 Rockford, IL →

Other cities

  • Elgin, ILLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:52 AM, 10° up
  • MadisonLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:58 AM, 10° up
  • Aurora, ILLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:52 AM, 10° up
  • Naperville, ILLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:51 AM, 10° up
  • Joliet, ILLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:51 AM, 10° up
  • MilwaukeeLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:52 AM, 10° up
  • ChicagoLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:49 AM, 10° up
  • Peoria, ILLook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:56 AM, 10° up
  • Davenport, IALook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 6:01 AM, 10° up
  • Green Bay, WILook southeast at Sat, Nov 7 5:55 AM, 10° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).