Venus and Mars side by side on November 25, 2027 from Rochester, New York

Look southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:22 PM, 7° up.

Only 0.3° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.

in 396 days 10 h

Times are local (EST).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Rochester, New York

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rochester, New York: 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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Venus and Mars 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 Rochester, New York →

Other cities

BuffaloLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:28 PM, 7° up
Syracuse, NYLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:17 PM, 7° up
TorontoLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:28 PM, 7° up
Allentown, PALook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:19 PM, 8° up
PittsburghLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:37 PM, 8° up
Albany, NYLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:08 PM, 7° up
BaltimoreLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:26 PM, 9° up
PhiladelphiaLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:19 PM, 8° up
Paterson, NJLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:13 PM, 8° up
NewarkLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:13 PM, 8° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).