← The Moon and Venus side by side on March 4, 2027

Thu, Mar 4

The Moon and Venus side by side on March 4, 2027 from San Mateo, CA

Look southeast at Thu, Mar 4 6:00 AM, 13° up.

Only 2.0° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

in 130 days 23 h

Times are local (PST).

"Worth looking up" alerts for San Mateo, CA

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over San Mateo, CA: 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 San Mateo, CA's sky in your calendar

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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 San Mateo, CA →

Other cities

  • Hayward, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:59 AM, 13° up
  • San FranciscoLook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 6:00 AM, 13° up
  • OaklandLook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 6:00 AM, 13° up
  • Fremont, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:58 AM, 13° up
  • Richmond, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 6:00 AM, 13° up
  • San JoseLook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:58 AM, 13° up
  • Concord, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:59 AM, 13° up
  • Vallejo, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 6:00 AM, 13° up
  • Antioch, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:58 AM, 13° up
  • Fairfield, CALook southeast at Thu, Mar 4 5:59 AM, 12° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).