Fri, May 7
Venus and Saturn side by side on May 7, 2027 from Cedar Rapids, IA
Too low in twilight here.
Only 0.6° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
in 195 days 4 h
Times are local (CDT).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Cedar Rapids, IA
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Cedar Rapids, IA: 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 Cedar Rapids, IA'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.
Venus and Saturn 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.
Other cities
- Davenport, IAToo low in twilight here
- Des MoinesToo low in twilight here
- Rochester, MNToo low in twilight here
- Peoria, ILToo low in twilight here
- MadisonToo low in twilight here
- Rockford, ILToo low in twilight here
- Springfield, ILToo low in twilight here
- Columbia, MOToo low in twilight here
- Saint PaulToo low in twilight here
- Elgin, ILToo low in twilight here
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).