Venus and Mars side by side on November 25, 2027 from Rockford, IL

Look southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:10 PM, 7° up.

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

in 396 days 9 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.

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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 Rockford, IL →

Other cities

Elgin, ILLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:07 PM, 8° up
MadisonLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:10 PM, 7° up
Aurora, ILLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:08 PM, 8° up
Naperville, ILLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:07 PM, 8° up
Joliet, ILLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:08 PM, 8° up
MilwaukeeLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:04 PM, 7° up
ChicagoLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:05 PM, 8° up
Peoria, ILLook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:15 PM, 8° up
Davenport, IALook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:18 PM, 8° up
Green Bay, WILook southwest at Wed, Nov 24 5:01 PM, 7° up

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).